NEW YORK: Informed consumers trust the media more than they did last year, while trust in businesses, government, and non-governmental organizations all dropped slightly from 2011, according to the 2012 Edelman Trust Barometer.

Global trust in governments fell 9% to 42% compared with last year, while trust in media rose 4% to 52%. Trust in traditional news, social media, and corporate information all rose compared with the 2011 version of the report.

“Media is being seen as a very credible ...