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Slide Show of the Week: American’s Trust in News Media
This week’s slide show is a look at American adults’ trust in various news sources and where they turn for information.
Trend Highlights:
- Trust in mass media has followed a downward trend since the 1990s, especially among Republicans
- Republicans tend to be less trustful of national news than Democrats
- A plurality of American adults rely on cable channels like CNN, Fox News, or MSNBC for their news
- Young adults mostly rely on news websites and social media despite middling trust in these outlets
- Most U.S. adults believe that government interferes with news coverage
- Most Americans believe the news industry is more of a business than a public service and do not pay for their news