Poll shows media tops, government flops

  • 1999-11-04
  • By J. Michael Lyons
RIGA - Despite criticisms of Latvia's media for smear tactics in recent weeks, a recent national poll showed that citizens still trust it far more than they do the government, or even the church.The poll, conducted by the research firm Latvijas Facti, asked 1,050 Latvian citizens to rate national institutions by four categories - very trustworthy, moderately trustworthy, moderately untrustworthy and completely untrustworthy.The media, especially radio, passed with flying colors while the government - particularly Latvia's Privatization Agency, State Revenue Service and Parliament - failed m...
 
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