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INTERNET GAINS TRUST AMONG NEWS CONSUMERS. RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 9, No. 179, Part I, 21 September 2005 Asked in a recent pollconducted by ROMIR, some 44 percent of respondents named nationaltelevision stations as their most trusted source of information, lenta.ru reported on 20 September. National television was the mostpopular response. The second most popular choice, "I don't trust anyof these choices," was selected by 18 percent. Five percent said theytrust information they get from the Internet, while only 3 percentsaid they trust regional television and national newspapers the most.The poll was conducted among 1,600 respondents. Among the respondentsliving in cities with more than a 1 million people, the Internet'srating rose to 8-9 percent. Those between the ages of 18 and 34 andpeople with higher education also selected the Internet as a trustedinformation source more often than other groups. The Internet'srating rose since polls conducted in 2003 and 2004, when an analogousquestion was asked. In those polls only 2 percent of respondents saidthey considered the Internet their most trusted source. Since thattime, trust in national television has risen, while confidence incentral newspapers has fallen. JAC