“…Data from the trans-European Eurobarometer surveys show that citizens in all Member States continue to regard television as their preferred source of news, both for national and European politics, with 77% and 72% respectively (Eurobarometer 86, fall 2016). Television also remains an important source of economic news, including information on price developments, monetary policy (e.g., Jansen and Neuenkirch, 2018;D'Acunto et al, 2019) and information on the ECB (e.g., Hayo and Neuenkirch, 2018;Conrad et al, 2021). At the same time, trust in the medium remains high, which, in addition to easy access to information and the (pre)selection of the most important news, is likely to play a decisive role in the continuing importance of television.…”