Shock! Horror! Majority of public think tabloid journalists are 'basically decent, honest people'

Following the phone hacking scandal, the public's view of tabloid journalists must be at an all time low.

Well, not according to a ComRes poll in the Independent today that shows 46% per cent of those polled agree that "most tabloid journalists are basically decent, honest people" while 45% disagree and 9% don't know.

The results might be a bit confusing for Independent readers because after all they are reading a tabloid.