The chapter Information Consumption and Trust examines the conditions influencing access to information, shaped by the media environment, the credibility of the news, and public preferences. This section begins with an overview of the evolution of research on uses and gratifications in the field of mass communication, before detailing how information consumption patterns have transformed since the beginning of the millennium. This transformation has resulted from technological and social changes, which have also led to an overabundance of information, and triggered a crisis of confidence in traditional media. The chapter offers an in-depth analysis of how Spaniards perceive their level of information and what their main preferences are, both in terms of coverage and topics. It provides details on differences across gender, political self-positioning, and level of educational and geographic origin. It also highlights the nuances between the media normally used for information, those preferred for obtaining in-depth knowledge of a news topic, and those sought for higher-quality or more verified information. This section reveals key details about the audience characteristics of Spain’s main media outlets, including television, radio, and both print and digital press. In line with the tradition of research on media politicisation and selective exposure, the chapter also provides findings on public perceptions of this phenomenon. In today’s socio-political context, the data collected underscores the bias of politicisation in the perception of media outlets that deviate from ideological lines, with a tendency to view them as leaning towards political extremes.