Gallup Poll: Americans' Trust in Mass Media Sinks to New Low

Gallup ^ | September 14, 2016 | Art Swift

[Zakeet]

Americans' trust and confidence in the mass media "to report the news fully, accurately and fairly" has dropped to its lowest level in Gallup polling history, with 32% saying they have a great deal or fair amount of trust in the media. This is down eight percentage points from last year.

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Republicans Fuel Drop in Media Trust

While it is clear Americans' trust in the media has been eroding over time, the election campaign may be the reason that it has fallen so sharply this year. With many Republican leaders and conservative pundits saying Hillary Clinton has received overly positive media attention, while Donald Trump has been receiving unfair or negative attention, this may be the prime reason their relatively low trust in the media has evaporated even more. ...

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Trust in Mass Media Falls Across Age Groups

Older Americans are more likely than younger Americans to say they trust the media, but trust has declined among both age groups this year. ...

Bottom Line

Before 2004, it was common for a majority of Americans to profess at least some trust in the mass media, but since then, less than half of Americans feel that way. Now, only about a third of the U.S. has any trust in the Fourth Estate, a stunning development for an institution designed to inform the public.

[Cboldt]

-- It's sad that 32% of Americans are so stupid they don't know they are being manipulated by the Ministry of Propaganda. --

Heck, this news report probably overstates the fraction of people who have any trust in the press.

I wonder how many people in the press, trust the press. None of the sentient ones do.