Sources of Information about the ECCC

Information about the ECCC also reached more people more often. In 2008, 15% of adults stated that they heard about the ECCC once a week or more, and in 2010 the percentage increased to 19%. Radio remains the top source of information on the ECCC but is losing ground to television. Among those who had heard about the ECCC at least occasionally, 72% reported that television was their main source of information on the ECCC in 2010 compared to 44% in 2008. With respect to radio, the percentage decreased from 80% in 2008 to 73% in 2010.

Table 2: Information on the ECCC – Frequency and Sources

About half of respondents (47%) stated they had seen a program on TV about the ECCC and, among them, 46% (meaning about one-quarter of all respondents or 23%) said they specifically had seen the television show “Duch on Trial.” Among those 23% who watched the program, four out of five (82%) had seen it more than once, and among those, 6% watched it on a weekly basis.

Table 3: Duch on trial TV Program

The growing prominence of television is also observed in responses about trust in radio, television, and newspapers. Television is the most trusted medium, followed by radio. With regard to television, the level of trust has increased since 2008: 52% of the respondents stated they trusted television as a source of information either quite a bit or extremely in 2010 compared to 44% in 2008. Trust in radio and newspapers only marginally increased (2% and 4% of change, respectively).

Figure 4: Respondents’ Trust in Media and Perception of Freedom of Expression