Twenty-nine percent of Americans reported having 'not very much' trust in newspapers, television and radio news while 34 percent said they have 'none at all.'
When it comes to reporting the news fully, accurately and fairly, 29 percent of Americans reported having"not very much" trust in newspapers, television, and radio news while 34 percent said they have"none at all."
Furthermore, only 7 percent said they have"a great deal" and 29 percent said they have"a fair amount" of confidence in the media. The combined 36 percent is down four points from last year's poll and is just four points above the record low in 2016. The tracking began in 1972. Between 1972 and 1976, 68 to 72 percent of the public had trust in the American media. By 1997, the number dropped to 53 percent.
Since then, Americans' trust in news reporting has averaged around 45 percent, according to Gallup. Confidence in the mass media has not risen above 50 percent since 2003. One-third of Americans say they have no trust in news media"at all," according to a new Gallup poll. Pictured above is a"misinformation newsstand" in Manhattan on October 30, 2018, which aimed to educate readers about fake news in the lead-up to the midterms.Gallup reported that the"divisive presidential election campaign" between
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