| Frequency distribution (%) | |
|---|---|
| Pro-government coverage | 8 |
| Unbiased coverage | 72 |
| DK | 20 |
| RA | 1 |
Question text: Please tell me which of the following statements you agree with? Statement 1: TV channels that are financed by the Georgian government should serve the government's interests in their coverage, because the government is paying for this. Statement 2: TV channels that are financed by the Georgian government should provide unbiased coverage because the government's money is the people's money.
Note: The question was asked to the respondents who own TV sets and watch news on TV.
The question was recoded. Options Strongly agree to the first statement and Agree to the first statement were recoded to Yes, Options Strongly agree to the second statement and Agree to the second statement were recoded to No.
The survey investigates public views and preferences on the media sources and assess political pluralism of media sources and perceived impartiality of journalists and media managers