It's worth noting that while Republican trust in "The Media" is 11%, Republican trust in Fox News is 57%. I'd say the answer to this sort of survey is in many w

It's worth noting that while Republican trust in "The Media" is 11%, Republican trust in Fox News is 57%. I'd say the answer to this sort of survey is in many ways more an artifact of all the officials and organizations who say "The Media" cannot be trusted, but of course this specific new source that I am a fan of is not "The Media". (Likewise, trust of local news organizations, something everyone would have a specific picture of in mind, is at 75%). There is definitely an extent to which trust in the 4th estate has dropped, but I personally think it's overblown by these sorts of questions. If I was to guess, much of the drop is a change in how people consider the media in their minds. Along with becoming a loaded phrase, we are now shown more of what the media we don't personally choose to consume looks like than ever before. Now when people hear "The Media" they don't just think about the media they choose, but the media that their faction of the internet rages about. I'd be very interested in the answer to something along the lines of "What's your favorite media source?" then "How much do you trust X?"