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ReportJanuary 11, 2018
Publics Globally Want Unbiased News Coverage, but Are Divided on Whether Their News Media Deliver

Appendix D: Country-specific examples of social media

By Amy Mitchell, Katie Simmons, Katerina Eva Matsa and Laura Silver
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Publics Globally Want Unbiased News Coverage, but Are Divided on Whether Their News Media Deliver 1. Global publics want politically balanced news, but do not think their news media are doing very well in this area 2. Publics around the world follow national and local news more closely than international 3. People in poorer countries just as likely to use social media for news as those in wealthier countries Methodology Acknowledgments Appendix A: Detailed tables Appendix B: Political categorization Appendix C: Economic categorization
Appendix D: Country-specific examples of social media

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