As Teens Lose Trust in News, Journalism Schools Feel the Fallout World AP
1 December 2025 2:35 AM
A new survey shows most young Americans see the media as biased, fake or irrelevant, raising tough questions about the future of trustworthy journalism. A study finds 84 percent of U.S. teens describe the news media negatively, revealing growing mistrust shaped by misinformation, politics, shrinking newsrooms and a fading culture of news consumption. Advertisement Cat Murphy, a college student, has wanted to be a journalist since she was 11. Many of her friends don’t understand why. When they engage with the news — if they do — they hear a cacophony of voices. They don’t know who to believe. Reporters are biased. They make mistakes. Besides, why would you hitch your future to a dying industry? “There is a lot of commentary — ‘Oh, good for you. Look what you’re walking into. You’re going to be screaming into the void. You’re going to be useless,’” said Murphy, a 21-year-old graduate student at the University of Maryland’s journalism school. Also Read - Hong Kong Authorities Say Netting on Fire-Hit Buildings That Killed 151 Didn’t Meet Code Advertisement She is undeterred. And it’s also why she’s not surprised by the findings of a study this fall that documented negative attitudes toward the news media among 13- to 18-year-old Americans. The press rarely fares well in surveys of adults, but it’s sobering to see the same disdain among people whose opinions about the world are still forming.
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