Half of Americans believe national news organizations intend to mislead, misinform or persuade the public to adopt a particular point of view through their reporting!
The survey, released Wednesday by Gallup and the Knight Foundation, goes beyond others that have shown a low level of trust in the media to the startling point where many believe there is an intent to deceive.
Asked whether they agreed with the statement that national news organizations do not intend to mislead, 50 percent said they disagreed. Only 25 percent agreed, the study found.
Similarly, 52 percent disagreed with a statement that disseminators of national news “care about the best interests of their readers, viewers and listeners”, the study found. It said only 23 percent of respondents believed the journalists were acting in the public’s best interests.
In one small consolation, in both cases, Americans had more trust in local news.
The ability of many people to instantly learn news from a device they hold in their hand, the rapid pace of the news cycle and an increased number of news sources would indicate that more Americans are on top of the news than ever before.
Instead, an information overload appears to have had the opposite effect. The survey said 61 percent of Americans believe these factors make it harder to stay informed, while 37 percent said it’s easier.
The results are based on a Gallup study of 5,593 Americans aged 18 and older conducted between May 31 and July 21, 2022.
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