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September 19, 2014

Poll: U.S. Trust in Mainstream Media Hits All-Time Low 
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A new Gallup poll finds public trust in the mainstream media has
returned to an all-time low. Just 40 percent of Americans believe in the
mass media's ability to report the news "fully, accurately and fairly."
Since the poll began in 1997, trust has only dropped that low once
before, in 2012. This year also saw a sharp rise in the number of
Americans who think the media is too far to the right.

 

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