America’s trust in the media has plateaued over the last few years with only around one-in-three Americans saying they trust the news.We visualize the percentage of Americans who trust (or distrust) various news organizations. Importantly, this is not an exhaustive list of media brands. Data is sourced from a 2024 YouGov survey commissioned by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.ℹ️ More than 2,000 nationally representative Americans were asked to rate a brand’s trustworthiness on a scale of 0–10. Responses that picked 0–4 were coded as “don’t trust;” similarly 6–10 were coded as “trust.” The middle number, 5, was categorized as “neither.”
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87 sats \ 4 replies \ @grayruby 19 Jul
Although likely on the decline all these trustworthy numbers are still way too high.
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64 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 19 Jul
The Cult of Respectability is still going strong.
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55 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 19 Jul
I don't really like Trump but the way he irritates some of the worst, most fraudulent people makes me root for him.
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63 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 19 Jul
Yes, that's how I feel, too. I forget who described themselves as "anti-anti-Trump", but I found that pretty relatable.
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 19 Jul
That was my first reaction too
Also TV makes the most impact for 'ordinary' folk
Then you have X and Facebook, YouTube and alternatives like Rumble and Odysee
Who reads Drudge Report now?
X or Twitter has outsized influence because so many media members use it and it's the best medium to get real time news or breaking stories
We saw the outsized influence of Twitter in October 2020 when NY Post Twitter account was suspended and all links to their story was suppressed or hidden
The most important function of Twitter is to debunk mainstream media such as CBS, ABC, NBC, NY Times, BBC, etc
edit: Visual Capitalist is left wing, it's obvious from the charts we have seen here on SN
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61 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 19 Jul
Still a long ways to go. The order isn't terrible, though: local, foreign, national.
I'm wondering if the mask falling off the Biden dementia coverup will shake Democrats' trust in their outlets.
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55 sats \ 3 replies \ @grayruby 19 Jul
I watched Trump's speech on PBS last night because that is the only channel I get in Canada that covered it. I used to have the US news package but I cancelled it. Why spend 10 bucks a month on trash. The PBS panel was apoplectic after Trump's speech. To the point a couple of them were saying Biden should reconsider staying in the race after hearing the speech. It was hilarious.
Now I thought the speech was long and rambling and he most certainly wandered off the intended path but these guys were acting like he had called for civil war or to blow up the world. So funny.
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32 sats \ 2 replies \ @Bell_curve 19 Jul
Was David Brooks one of the pundits?
I don't watch PBS, what a waste of tax dollars, we are getting ripped off!
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13 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 19 Jul
Who would build the left-wing propaganda, though?
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41 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 19 Jul
Private sector?
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 20 Jul
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13 sats \ 1 reply \ @jakoyoh629 19 Jul
I'm astounded that people still have faith in.
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25 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 19 Jul
YouGov pollsters must find the most naive people in the country
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