The distrust the American people have for the national media to provide fair and accurate reporting is continuing unabated, Gallup revealed this week.
And it is not just Republicans — who have long had problems with the the nation’s TV and newspaper outlets — keeping the media’s numbers low. Independents have trust issues with the media — as do a fair share of the country’s Democrats.
A new Gallup poll published Wednesday reveals that a majority of Americans do not trust the mass media to tell the full story.
According to Gallup, only 40% of U.S. adults admit to having “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of trust and confidence in the media to report the news “fully, accurately, and fairly.” And 60% of adults say they have “not very much” trust or “none at all.”
Of the four options on level of trust — “a great deal,” “a fair amount,” “not very much,” and “none at all” — a plurality of respondents (33%) chose “none at all.” – READ MORE
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