Media Use and Attitudes in Ukraine: Foundations of a Smart Nation

Abstract

This brief report provides preliminary findings of a project entitled ‘Access to Information and Media Literacy about Politics: A Collaborative Study’. This project focuses on access to trusted sources of information among the Ukrainian population in the context of the ongoing war in Ukraine following Russia’s full-scale invasion. The study is anchored in a Web-based survey of individuals fielded by Rating Group, based in Kyiv, along with qualitative interviews with individuals who have experience in providing media, online news and information in the Ukraine context. The survey yielded responses from 2,014 individuals, which form the basis of this report, complemented by the information gained from qualitative interviews. A follow-on report will expand on the statistical and qualitative analyses presented here.

Keywords: Ukraine, War, Trust, Access, Information, Media