The latest annual U.S. survey of how Americans view honesty and ethical standards in occupations has found journalists typically in the middle of the pack of 22 roles, ahead of politicians and those in finance but well behind nurses and doctors.
The Gallup survey on honesty and ethical standards found 24 per cent rated highly those qualities in journalists, 45 per cent thought them average, and 30 per cent considered them low. Those trust numbers didn't vary much from the previous year and from earlier surveys (a high of 29, a low of 21).
At the top of the list were nurses, with an 85-per-cent high rating, and at the bottom were car dealers, with an eight-per-cent high rating.
The survey was conducted in November.
The Gallup survey on honesty and ethical standards found 24 per cent rated highly those qualities in journalists, 45 per cent thought them average, and 30 per cent considered them low. Those trust numbers didn't vary much from the previous year and from earlier surveys (a high of 29, a low of 21).
At the top of the list were nurses, with an 85-per-cent high rating, and at the bottom were car dealers, with an eight-per-cent high rating.
The survey was conducted in November.
