Many Americans Believe That Media Misinforms the Public, Survey Shows

Many Americans Believe That Media Misinforms the Public, Survey Shows

Many Americans Believe That, Media Misinforms the Public, Survey Shows .

Many Americans Believe That, Media Misinforms the Public, Survey Shows .

Associated Press reports that a recent survey showed that half of Americans believe national news organizations intentionally mislead or misinform the public.

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Associated Press reports that a recent survey showed that half of Americans believe national news organizations intentionally mislead or misinform the public.

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The survey was conducted by Gallup and the Knight Foundation.

Just 25% of those surveyed said they agreed with the statement that national news organizations do not intend to mislead.

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52% of those surveyed said they disagreed with the statement that national news outlets “care about the best interests of their readers, viewers and listeners.”.

Just 23% said they believed that journalists were acting in the public's best interests.

Americans don’t seem to think that the national news organizations care about the overall impact of their reporting on the society, John Sands, Knight’s senior director for media and democracy, via Associated Press.

According to Sarah Fioroni, a consultant for Gallup, the survey shows a depth of distrust that transcends the foundations and processes of journalism.

AP reports that similar to other studies, Knight and Gallup found that Democrats trust news outlets more than Republicans.

Overall, 55% of those surveyed said that coverage contained a great deal of political bias, compared to 45% in 2017.

5,593 Americans aged 18 and older participated in the study, which ran from May 31 to July 21, 2022