A new survey indicates that Americans trust the media less and less. The new information comes from Gallup, which paints a picture of how the public views the media with just weeks to go before the 2024 presidential election.
The survey shows 36% of respondents have “none at all” when it comes to trust in the media. A further 33% said “not very much” and 31% responded with a “great deal or fair amount.”
Gallup says it’s the third consecutive year that “no trust at all” is greater than “a great deal or fair amount” of trust. Compare that to the 1970’s when a positive response on trust, ranged from 68% to 72%.
The trust factor depends on a person’s political affiliation. The survey question asked, in general “how much trust do you have in the mass media, such as newspapers, tv and radio, when it comes to reporting the news fully, accurately and fairly?”
In the survey, 54% of Democrats said they have a great deal or fair amount, compared to Republicans at 12% and independents at 27%. In addition, Gallup found that young Democrats, ages 18 to 29, trust the media far less than Americans who are 65 and older.
The Gallup poll also compared the media to government entities and found the news media to be the least trusted group among 10 U.S. civil and political institutions. By comparison, Congress was number nine.
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