by ZeroHedge News Staff at ZeroHedge
Americans’ confidence that mass media – such as newspapers, TV, and radio – will report the news fairly and balanced plummeted to historic lows not seen since 2016, according to the latest annual Gallup survey of trust in US institutions.
Gallup survey from Sept. 1-23 reveals:
- 29% of US adults have “not very much” trust in the media.
- A record-high 39% of US adults have “none at all” trust in the media.
- The current 39% with no trust is the highest on record, surpassing the previous by one percentage point. This percentage is 12 points higher than the 2016 reading.
- In 2016, sharp criticism of the media came from then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.
- The current view of the media is the grimmest in Gallup’s history.
- In 2016, the most common sentiment among US adults was “not very much” trust at 41%.
- A half-century of Gallup data shows Americans’ trust in the media has rapidly declined.
A half-century of Gallup data shows Americans’ trust in the media has rapidly declined.
There is a massive political gap in the trust of corporate media. About 58% of Democrats trust the media, while only 11% of Republicans feel the same…
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