Americans’ Faith in News Media Hits Historic Low
(MENAFN) Americans’ trust in mainstream news organizations has declined to its lowest point ever, with less than 30% believing news agencies present information impartially, as revealed by a recent Gallup survey.
The survey, conducted in September and involving 1,000 participants, indicated that just 28% had a “great deal” or “fair amount” of confidence in print, broadcast, and radio media.
This marks a fall from 31% the previous year, 40% five years earlier, and nearly 70% during the 1970s. Conversely, 36% admitted to having “not very much” confidence, while 34% said they had “none at all.”
For the first time on record, Republicans' confidence in the press fell into single digits, with merely 8% expressing trust. In contrast, 51% of Democrats said they believed in media coverage.
Reportedly, tensions between the media and U.S. President Donald Trump have played a role in widening this gap.
Research from the Harvard Kennedy School indicated that Trump's initial 100 days in office were met with predominantly negative media attention.
Similarly, the Media Research Center recently suggested that over 90% of evening news coverage of Trump on ABC, NBC, and CBS was critical.
On the 100th day of his second term, Trump’s administration issued a statement titled “100 Days of Hoaxes,” accusing prominent media organizations of disseminating “a nonstop deluge of hoaxes and lies” and cited 48 reports it labeled as inaccurate.
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