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Trust in America’s mainstream media is continuing its downward cycle, falling to new lows in recent years as major newspapers lose more and more credibility. According to a recent Gallup survey, “Americans’ confidence in newspapers fell slightly to 23 percent this year, from 25 percent in 2012 and 28 percent in 2011.” The previous recorded low was 22 percent in 2007, so clearly the trend has begun another downward slide. What’s more, newspapers rank right down there with other notable U.S. institutions – like Congress.
Per Gallup: Newspapers rank near the bottom on a list of 16 societal institutions Gallup measured in a June 1-4 survey. Television news is tied with newspapers on the list, with 23 percent of Americans also expressing confidence in it. That is up slightly from the all-time low of 21 percent found last year. The only institutions television news and newspapers beat out this year are big business, organized labor, Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), and Congress. Confidence in the press falling, falling, falling… Probably as expected, liberals as a group tend to trust newspapers more than conservatives, given the decidedly liberal editorial bent of most major-market newspapers. Of the two groups, Gallup found that conservatives’ confidence in newspapers has fallen to 15 percent – down from 21 percent in 2011 and 2012. “Liberals remain the most confident in newspapers – although not by much – with 31 percent putting a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in them this year,” said the survey. Confidence levels in newspapers also reflect ideology. Democrats have the most confidence in them – 33 percent – following by 19 percent of Independents and 16 percent of Republicans.
