A Gallup poll reported this week that Americans’ trust in media (including newspapers and television news) is at a considerable low, falling just above trust in banks and big business.
Tangible bias, runaway anchors, and being either “too liberal” or “too conservative” were reported as reasons for only about 25% of Americans saying they trust the mass media in this country.
As online journalism quickly becomes the universal way to consume news, the poll found that 18 to 29-year-olds read national newspapers the least of any age group.
Is the reason we’re moving away from mass media that we don’t trust it? Or is it just easier for us to get our news online?
What do you think? Do you trust the American news media?
What’s interesting to me is that, while 18-29 year olds might read newspapers the least, they have the most confidence in newspapers when compared to any other age group.
“What do you think? Do you trust the American news media?”
ahhh .. do you think anyone who thinks could have answer other than no? So….no.
I think there is a crisis in the media right now, meaning that bias and an addiction to power and politics are more important at the moment than a true and free press. However, I trust that the situation will rebound. Soon we’ll see better reporting and real journalism the likes of which we haven’t seen since the late-80s.