I know what you’re thinking: That many?
Fresh from the You Reap What You Sow Department comes the latest poll from the Associated Press/NORC on trust in media. Overwhelming majorities of their respondents have moderate to strong concerns over accuracy, bias, gossip, and a raft of other issues. Guess who the AP blames for this sad state of affairs?
Hold that thought for a moment. First, let’s ask this: How many of their consumers trust their product?
Although most adults, regardless of age, race or ethnicity, or partisanship, tune into news about elections, only 14% express a great deal of confidence in election-related information they receive from national sources, and 11% say the same about local news media.
In particular, people are worried about the news containing misinformation and amplifying divisions. About half of adults say they are extremely or very concerned about news…
