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Do Americans use BBC news?
What’s more, 56 percent of Americans find the BBC trustworthy, which makes the BBC the most trusted non-local news organization in America. Americans are also now BBC News’s second-largest international audience, at nearly 50 million.
How many viewers does BBC get?
The BBC News TV channel has seen a decline in reach over recent years in the United Kingdom. In the second quarter of 2019, there were just over 18 million viewers. Five years previously, the number of viewers stood at 25 million….
| Characteristic | Viewers in thousands |
|---|---|
| Q2 2016 | 22,500 |
Is the BBC in other countries?
The BBC is forbidden under its charter to directly undertake any commercial operations on-air within the United Kingdom; however, no such restriction applies to operations in other countries.
How much do people really trust the BBC?
Among those who voted to leave the European Union, only two in five (40\%) say they trust the broadcaster, compared to 54\% of remain voters. Class also plays a part in trusting the BBC, just 37\% of C2DE adults trust BBC News to tell the truth compared to 49\% of ABC1 adults.
Do Brits Trust BBC News journalists to tell the truth?
Half of Britons who backed the Conservative Party in 2017 (53\%) say they don’t fully trust BBC News journalists to tell the truth, compared to 49\% and 33\% of 2017 Labour and Lib Dem voters respectively. Among those who voted to leave the European Union, only two in five (40\%) say they trust the broadcaster, compared to 54\% of remain voters.
How do Brits feel about the tabloids?
Britons see the tabloid press as the least trustworthy, with half (51\%) now saying they wouldn’t trust the newspapers in this bracket to tell the truth at all, and another third (34\%) saying they wouldn’t trust the paper much, for a total of 85\% of UK adults who don’t fully trust the tabloids.
Is the BBC the most reliable source of news in the UK?
Research shows that, compared to other broadcasters, newspapers and online sites, the BBC is seen as by far the most trusted and impartial news provider in the UK [PDF]. Even so, we know that identifying credible journalism on the internet can be a confusing experience.