Gallup Poll: Americans’ Trust in Media at Record Low

Mainstream media approval among Americans across party lines has sunk to a record low, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday.

The poll of 1,000 U.S. adults, taken Sept. 2-16, found that just 28% expressed a “great deal” or “fair amount” of trust in newspapers, TV, and radio to report the news fully, accurately, and fairly.

This is down from 31% last year and 40% five years ago — the first time trust has dropped below 30% in the poll’s history. The poll had a margin of error of +/- 4 percentage points.

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