>> She was given special treatment to report a story that conservatives very much wanted to be true. > I live in Europe and therefore I don’t care too much abo

>> She was given special treatment to report a story that conservatives very much wanted to be true. > I live in Europe and therefore I don’t care too much about US politics. But based what I read on US media, the story seems true objectively. If you’ll read other comments to this HN post, you’ll see many anecdotal evidences. Again, you misunderstand. She reported a Benghazi story, that if true would have damned the Obama administration for a potentially criminal cover-up. If you paid any attention to the 2016 US election, one of Trump's primary attack lines against Clinton was her handling of the Benghazi attack and subsequent investigation. This is the "story" I'm referring to. > I live in Europe and therefore I don’t care too much about US politics. But based what I read on US media, the story seems true objectively. If you’ll read other comments to this HN post, you’ll see many anecdotal evidences. Take a look at some real academic studies on this matter: https://observer.com/2018/06/media-bias-can-readers-trust-media-pew-research-center-knight-foundation/ https://observer.com/2018/06/media-bias-can-readers-trust-me.... http://www.niemanlab.org/2018/10/heres-how-much-americans-trust-38-major-news-organizations-hint-not-all-that-much/ http://www.niemanlab.org/2018/10/heres-how-much-americans-tr.... Americans don't trust media, but ask them if they trust media outlets that are associated with their own partisan leanings, and you will see there is quite vibrant support. Look at the polling for support for some of the largest names in American media. The support is quite robust. In fact, look at an updated version of the very Gallup poll you cite: https://news.gallup.com/poll/243665/media-trust-continues-recover-2016-low.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/243665/media-trust-continues-re.... Notice any changes?