France stands out from other Western European countries for its broad discontent toward the news media. About a third of adults say they trust the news media, including just 4% who say they have a lot of trust

There are partisan divisions over certain aspects of local news reporting, including whether local journalists should express views on local issues.

Americans continue to prefer watching the news rather than reading or listening to it, and their viewing loyalties have yet to migrate fully to the web.

The politically aware, digitally savvy and those more trusting of the news media fare better in differentiating factual statements from opinions.

Across eight Western European countries, people with populist leanings have more negative attitudes about the news media than do those with non-populist views.

U.S. adults are mostly against government action that could limit people’s ability to access and publish information online. There is more support for steps by technology companies.

A global median of 75% want their news media to be unbiased when covering political issues, yet many say the news media do a poor job of reporting on political issues fairly.

Just 5% of more than 3,000 news stories from the first 100 days of the Trump presidency cited a member of the public.

During the early days of the administration, similar storylines were covered across outlets, but the types of sources cited and assessments of Trump’s actions differed.