A poll published Monday found 74% of adult Americans believe the media is increasing the political divide in the U.S. as overall trust in media remains low.
The 'Outnumbered' panel breaks down a Wall Street Journal report that Americans are deviating from core values compared to previous generations.is increasing polarization in the U.S. and that only 16% of adults have a"great deal" of trust and confidence in the news media.
"Is the news media doing more to increase political divisions in the United States, decrease political divisions, or does it not have any impact?" the poll asked adults 18 years or older. responded with"increase/ a lot," 18% said the media had"no impact" and 6% responded with"decrease/ a little." The survey also found that just 16% of Americans have a"great deal" of trust in the news media. Nearly 40% said they have a"moderate amount" of trust and 45% said they had"a little/ none."found that 86% of Americans believed media outlets lean one way or another politically and 49% said there was"a great deal" of bias.
MSNBC’S KATY TUR WONDERS IF SHE’S DOING ‘MORE HARM THAN GOOD’ AS A JOURNALIST: ‘PEOPLE DON’T TRUST US’Democrats are more likely to trust the news, according to the poll's findings, as 27% said they had a great deal of confidence in news media and 47% said they had a"moderate amount."
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