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Americans' trust in the mass media's reporting matches its lowest point in ͯÑÕÊÓƵ's trend, largely because of Democrats' decreased trust.
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These seven charts summarize how often and why Americans turn to "public individuals" for news and information.
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Americans' trust in the media to report the news fully, accurately and fairly remains near the historical low, with sharply differing views among partisans.
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Americans' confidence in two facets of the news media -- newspapers and television news -- has fallen to record low points.
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Personal freedom and freedom of the press were casualties in Myanmar's military coup that took place one year ago. Perceived media freedom in the country plunged from 66% in 2020 to 33% in 2021.
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Americans' trust in the media to report the news fully, accurately and fairly has edged down four points to 36% since last year, making it the second-lowest reading in ͯÑÕÊÓƵ's trend.
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In June 1971, after The New York Times published excerpts from a classified report on the Vietnam War, the so-called Pentagon Papers, the majority of Americans familiar with the articles approved of them.
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A steady 40% of Americans say they have "a great deal" or "a fair amount" of trust in the mass media when it comes to reporting the news fully, accurately and fairly.
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Americans' focus on national politics is on the rise this year. Democrats and older Americans are particularly likely to report following national political news "very closely."