New Poll Delivers Bad News to "Woke" News Organizations, 50% of Americans Believe Media Lies to Promote an Agenda
Steve Straub By Steve Straub
Published February 18, 2023 at 7:14am
Journalists and the news media in general continue to lose the trust of the vast majority of Americans, including many Democrats, according to a new Gallup poll released this week.
Via JonathanTurley.org:
This week, a poll was released that shows just how much ground has been lost by this generation of journalists. Gallup and the Knight Foundation found that 50% of Americans believe that the news media lies in order to promote an agenda. Only 25% of Americans reject that premise.
The poll also shows that 52% of Americans disagree with the statement that “In general, most national news organization care about the best interests of their readers, views, and listeners.” Only 23% agree with that proposition.
The view of bias and untrustworthiness increased across the political spectrum, including among Democrats who usually favor the media given the liberal bent of the coverage.
It is also striking that the media is losing young viewers and readers with its current approach to journalism.
https://thefederalistpapers.org/us/new-poll-majority-americans-believe-media-lies-promote-agenda
