In 2020, Reporters Without Borders ranked Australia 26/180 in their Press Freedom Index, stating, “Investigative journalism in danger.”
In review, The Daily Telegraph publishes misleading opinion columns with emotionally loaded wording such as this article “WHAT MADNESS CAN JUSTIFY MUTILATING OUR CHILDREN.” According to The Australian Press Council, this column is misleading.
We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to failed fact checks.
Finally, a Reuters institute survey found that 47% of respondents trust their news coverage and 22% do not, ranking them last in trust of the major Australian news providers.