Public trusts journos as much as taxi drivers, suggests survey

Tim Burrowes

July 10, 2012 12:35

Journalists and telemarketers are among the least trusted professions by the public, a survey carried out by Readers Digest suggests.

In the 40 professions surveyed, journalists are at number 32, jointly with taxi drivers.

Telemarketers were 40th, behind door-to-door salespeople, call centre operators, insurance sales people and sex workers. Paramedics were most trusted.

Meanwhile, several journalists and broadcasters featured in the publication’s ranking of the 99 most trusted people.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.