Image generated by AI Since 2004, we as Americans have gradually lost faith in the news industry, a trend that has largely gone unnoticed, because — well, who’s going to cover it? This year’s Gallup poll reveals another record low — 69% of Americans say they trust the media “not very much” or “at all,” while only 31% say they trust the media a “great deal” or “fair amount”. This marks a dramatic shift from the poll’s inception in 1972, when trust in the media was more than twice that of distrust. Source; Gallup So, what’s happening here? Why have we lost faith in a historically trusted institution? There are now more outlets than ever to choose from, and journalists have a seemingly endless vat of resources at their […]
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