Americans have a record lack of “trust and confidence” in the media, according to a new poll from Gallup.
The poll finds that 60 percent of those surveyed have “not very much” trust in the media, compared with 40 percent who said they had a great deal or a fair amount. The numbers have been steadily on the decline over the last 20 years, dragged down by Republicans and independents. The same poll shows that Democrats have more trust in the media than they did last year.
On the whole, the survey shows that 39 percent of people are paying “very close” attention to political news, up from 35 percent last year, but down from 43 percent during the last presidential race in 2008.
U.S. Distrust in Media Hits New High Fewer Americans closely following political news now than in previous election years by Lymari Morales
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans' distrust in the media hit a new high this year, with 60% saying they have little or no trust in the mass media to report the news fully, accurately, and fairly. Distrust is up from the past few years, when Americans were already more negative about the media than they had been in years prior to 2004.
40 percent watch Foxnews who tell them all other news is false.
That may be true, it doesn't change the fact newspaper endorsements in 2012 really don't mean sh!t. When 60% of Americans don't trust the news media, the logical conclusion would be a newspaper endorsement actually works against you.
That may be true, it doesn't change the fact newspaper endorsements in 2012 really don't mean sh!t. When 60% of Americans don't trust the news media, the logical conclusion would be a newspaper endorsement actually works against you.
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