Partisan divides in media trust widen,
driven by a decline among Republicans
Posted By: Ketchuplover, 9/1/2021 11:39:09 AM
In just five years, the percentage of Republicans with at least some trust in national news organizations has been cut in half – dropping from 70% in 2016 to 35% this year. This decline is fueling the continued widening of the partisan gap in trust of the media. Nearly eight-in-ten Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents (78%) say they have “a lot” or “some” trust in the information that comes from national news organizations – 43 percentage points higher than Republicans and Republican leaners (35%) – according to a new Pew Research Center survey conducted June 14-27, 2021.
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Donkeys blindly eat what's fed to them. Elephants are more discerning.... And elephants never forget.