(Washington Stand) A newly released Gallup poll has found that the level of trust that Americans place in mainstream media has reached yet another new low.
The survey revealed that just 31% of respondents say they have a “‘great deal’ or ‘fair amount’ of confidence in the mass media [defined as “newspapers, TV and radio”] to report the news ‘fully, accurately and fairly.’” The number fell slightly from last year’s number of 32%, which was a historic low at that point. Gallup further noted that for the third year in a row, “more U.S. adults have no trust at all in the media (36%) than trust it a great deal or fair amount.”
According to Gallup’s polling, Americans’ trust in the media has been steadily falling since the mid-1970s, taking a particularly precipitous fall in 2016 when it dipped below 40% for the first time, bottoming out at 32%. The number rose slightly over the next two years but has steadily dropped over the past six years, reaching an all-time low this year. (Read More)
