Reuters Study: America Has the Least Trusted Media In The World

by Steve Watson
Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC

 

 

A Reuters study has found that nowhere is the media less trusted than in America where fewer than one in three people have any form of trust in the institution.

 

The survey, which was conducted in 46 nations across the globe, reveals that a total of 44% of U.S. citizens do not have any trust in the media to report the truth.

Of that 44%, 23% ‘strongly disagree’ that they trust the media, while only 29% expressed trust.

 

That equates to a 15% ‘trust gap’, which is the widest in the world, according to Reuters.

 

When split along political lines, fewer than one-third of centrists and one-fifth of conservatives believe that their political views are portrayed fairly by the media.

 

Conservatives registered a 59 percentage point gap, with only 16% saying that the media is fair to their politics, with 75% in disagreement.

 

The survey found that conservatives have a lower level of trust in the media than any other institution or group in America.

 

However, the study notes that 74% of partisans, including conservatives, say they prefer a range of views and 66% want neutral treatment of issues rather than reports that just reinforce their views.

 

Even among leftists, 34% disagreed that they are fairly represented by the media, with 51% expressing satisfaction with media coverage of their ideology.

 

The report notes that “Cable news channels Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC have some of the highest levels of distrust.”

 

Reacting to the findings, many on social media noted that the media should take a hard look at itself, but it never does, and that’s why it is failing.

 

This is an extraordinary (though unsurprising) finding. Most amazing is that the corporate sector of the US media is failing in every respect: financially, culturally, collapsing trust.

Any other industry failing like this would engage in self-critique, asking why. They never do https://t.co/CCbrA3nTvQ

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 24, 2021

“I see this pattern where the media is constantly complaining that they aren't trusted, and it is always expressed as a problem of public perception.

It is never taken as an opportunity for introspection by the media.

It never occurs to them that they earned their reputation.” https://t.co/O2ndAPNA7a

— The Jade DéMelody (@THEJADEDEMELODY) June 24, 2021

We have GOT to figure out what’s wrong with these people! Readers and viewers, obviously. This should spark absolutely no introspection for anyone else. https://t.co/5GPOkvbNDv

— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) June 23, 2021

 

There was some media introspection for a few moments after Trump's election. But that quickly disappeared. https://t.co/hwrtv0FDCD

— Mike Glenn (@mrglenn) June 23, 2021

 

CNN once again proves that everyone knows they are fake news.