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Trust in Media at New Low of 28% in U.S.
Gallup ^ | October 2, 2025 | Megan Brenan

Posted on 10/03/2025 6:19:06 PM PDT by Navy Patriot

Americans’ confidence in the mass media has edged down to a new low, with just 28% expressing a “great deal” or “fair amount” of trust in newspapers, television and radio to report the news fully, accurately and fairly. This is down from 31% last year and 40% five years ago.

Meanwhile, seven in 10 U.S. adults now say they have “not very much” confidence (36%) or “none at all” (34%).

When Gallup began measuring trust in the news media in the 1970s, between 68% and 72% of Americans expressed confidence in reporting. However, by the next reading in 1997, public confidence had fallen to 53%. Media trust remained just above 50% until it dropped to 44% in 2004, and it has not risen to the majority level since. The highest reading in the past decade was 45% in 2018, which came just two years after confidence had collapsed amid the divisive 2016 presidential campaign.

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Gee, I would have said it was about 5%!
1 posted on 10/03/2025 6:19:06 PM PDT by Navy Patriot
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To: Navy Patriot

28% of the people in this country are fools.


2 posted on 10/03/2025 6:20:33 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: Navy Patriot

The meme used to be, over 30 years ago,:

All the news that’s fit to print.

Then they morphed to:

All the news you need to know.

It sounded helpful, but it meant that THEY would pick and choose what they wanted you to know.

That was the beginning of the end to unbiased coverage!


3 posted on 10/03/2025 6:28:49 PM PDT by the_Watchman
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To: Parley Baer

Yes. Agree.

During elections there have been estimates that voters were swayed by the news media affecting a 7-9% drop in Trump votes by people who believed in the slanders against Trump.

I hate those people. If hostilities go beyond just Antifa and mobs in cities, I will remember them. And my wife’s siblings. And some people from work before I retired. And most of my neighbors. I’m in the 85% always Dem voting Southeastern Michigan area. And the people in stores around here.

Example: At the only Barnes and Noble for 35 miles, I was buying a conservative book last year. The quite elderly salesperson leaned toward me and whispered “I am a conservative, too. I am the one and only one on this store’s staff. If they every find out, I’m finished.”
I said “God bless you.”


4 posted on 10/03/2025 6:30:51 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: Navy Patriot

It’s all propaganda the news the news people can’t stand ever watching it if I walk into a room and it’s on it makes my skin crawl


5 posted on 10/03/2025 7:28:52 PM PDT by Rtworking
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To: Navy Patriot
They're trying to tell me that 28% of the population trusts the news media?

Do not believe it.

It was probably 0.28%. They missed the decimal point. That I might believe.

6 posted on 10/03/2025 7:41:30 PM PDT by Savage Beast ("Break free from the temptations and shackles of this world." Erika Kirk, September 21, 2025)
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To: Savage Beast

Survey methodology is at the bottom of the link.

4% MoE.

Nuff said.


7 posted on 10/03/2025 7:53:57 PM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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To: the_Watchman

The next step was “All the lies we want you to believe.”


8 posted on 10/03/2025 7:57:52 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Navy Patriot

Gallup is just trying to be meta; their trust rating is about 20% so actually (28...20): so yeah about 5%.

If they keep going eventually they’ll punch through the event horizon and their rating will start going up so advertisers can be re-assured.


9 posted on 10/03/2025 8:48:59 PM PDT by bakeneko
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To: Navy Patriot

I’m shocked it’s that high. Probably a rounding error.


10 posted on 10/03/2025 8:50:07 PM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us )
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To: Navy Patriot

28%? Huh, that high. Would expected much much lower.


11 posted on 10/03/2025 8:52:24 PM PDT by gildafarrell ("No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.")
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

12 posted on 10/03/2025 9:42:02 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: frank ballenger

Keep your head down Frank, but keep the faith. Refresh your sole once in a while by driving up North - anything North of Clare will do


13 posted on 10/04/2025 5:16:43 AM PDT by arrow107 (The risk of insult is the price of clarity, and it is a price few are willing to pay)
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To: arrow107

Soul


14 posted on 10/04/2025 5:17:43 AM PDT by arrow107 (The risk of insult is the price of clarity, and it is a price few are willing to pay)
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To: Navy Patriot
I wouldn't make too light of this. A member of that 28% just (allegedly) murdered Charlie Kirk, and they'll get more of us if they can.

We still need to cut the cord and stop funding them.

15 posted on 10/04/2025 5:24:54 AM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Prayers for the US and President Trump)
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To: Navy Patriot

Exactly, and 5% is probably to high.


16 posted on 10/04/2025 5:48:16 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: maddog55

Exactly, and 5% is probably to high

++++++++

I’ll be OK with the trust in media number when it tracks with Brandon Johnsons (Chiraq mayor) approval number, which is around 6-8%


17 posted on 10/04/2025 6:14:32 AM PDT by mund1011 (We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality)
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To: Navy Patriot

Well, IIRC, Congressional esteem is around 10%. So, the media must be trusted 2 to 3 times as much as Congress! /S


18 posted on 10/04/2025 6:17:34 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Navy Patriot

Trust in media is by those who get their english and history lesson in one place.


19 posted on 10/04/2025 8:15:09 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: arrow107

Thanks. I have heard there are good people a great distance away from me. I have to force myself to remember that.


20 posted on 10/04/2025 11:42:02 AM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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