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Monday, April 18, 2016

Poll: Vast majority of Americans don't trust the news media

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trust in the news media is being eroded by perceptions of inaccuracy and bias, fueled in part by Americans' skepticism about what they read on social media.

Just 6 percent of people say they have a lot of confidence in the media, putting the news industry about equal to Congress and well below the public's view of other institutions. In this presidential campaign year, Democrats were more likely to trust the news media than Republicans or independents.

But trust today also goes beyond the traditional journalistic principles of accuracy, balance and fairness.

Faced with ever-increasing sources of information, Americans also are more likely to rely on news that is up-to-date, concise and cites expert sources or documents, according to a study by the Media Insight Project, a partnership of The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the American Press Institute.

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3 comments:

Concerned Retiree said...

They report their views, are political and manipulative.

Steve said...

Gosh! Really! Just gosh! Did this just now happen???

Anonymous said...

I'm turning it all off. It seems better to have no information than misinformation.