Majority of Americans express low confidence in journalists to act in public’s best interests
57% of U.S. adults say they have not too much (40%) or no confidence (17%) in journalists to act in the best interests of the public.
This Pew Research Center study uses a multimethod approach to understanding what “news” means to Americans today. The project includes three different types of research methodologies: a qualitative online discussion board with 57 U.S. adults, a nationally representative survey of 9,482 U.S. adults conducted through Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP), and on-the-record, in-depth […]