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No one trusts the media except for all the media they trust.
by etchalon 4y ago
No one trusts the media except for all the media they trust.
- trelane 4y agoYep. I'd really like to see this broken down by vendor. I'm not convinced those trusting Dems are counting Fox News as "the media" for instance.
- deepsquirrelnet 4y ago“The media” has become coded language. People who boast that they don’t trust “the media” usually still trust in bias-confirming media. There are many media outlets that specialize in selling the reality that a large enough population wishes to be true. These are the outlets people who don’t trust “the media” are gravitating to.
- HKH2 4y ago> There are many media outlets that specialize in selling the reality that a large enough population wishes to be true. Which ones don't do that? It's hard to find journalists who are not activists, or at the very least do not toe the line.
- daniel-cussen 4y ago
- hnuser847 4y agoThe survey question asks about trust in “mass media,” which most would interpret as corporate media outlets. I doubt survey respondents would consider stuff like AlterNet and The Daily Wire to be “mass media,” even though they report on the news. Here’s the exact survey question: “In general, how much trust and confidence do you have in the mass media -- such as newspapers, TV and radio -- when it comes to reporting the news fully, accurately and fairly -- a great deal, a fair amount, not very much or none at all?” I do think the question should be clarified though.