Poll finds TV, radio among trusted Afghan institutions Region :None Country :Afghanistan Topic :Radio, Television, Publications
02/11/2007 A recent survey in Afghanistan found that more than half the people get their news from the radio – and that they trust the broadcast media more than politicians or the courts. The Asia Foundation released the findings from its third annual public opinion poll in Afghanistan. The poll was the largest public opinion survey so far conducted in Afghanistan, and it was the first to include people from all 34 Afghan provinces. The survey found that people most trusted the national army and national police, with more than 80 percent saying they had either a "fair amount" or "great deal" of confidence in them. After those came electronic media such as radio and TV, which had a confidence level of 74 percent. That compares to 39 percent who said they had confidence in political parties. More than half the respondents – 54 percent – said they got their information mainly from the radio. About 26 percent said they got most of their information from TV, while 14 percent said they got it from family, friends and neighbors. The complete survey (PDF format): http://www.asiafoundation.org/pdf/AG-survey07.pdf. For more details, visit http://www.asiafoundation.org/Locations/afghanistan_survey2.html. -- Members of the ZESTMedia list exchange news and views about the media in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bhutan. Write to [email protected] If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTMedia by sending a blank mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ Get all ZESTMedia mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ theZESTcommunity------------------------------------------------- ZESTCurrent: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCurrent/ ZESTEconomics: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTEconomics/ ZESTGlobal: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTGlobal/ ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/ ZESTPoets: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ ZESTCaste: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ ZESTAlternative: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTAlternative/ TalkZEST: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkZEST/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
