Highest “trust” in news sources is The Weather Channel, finds new poll

A new survey shows the highest “trust” in news sources is with The Weather Channel (TWC), BBC, PBS, Forbes, and ESPN, according to a new poll from YouGov, reports Television News Daily,

The report from Television News Daily adds: “The Weather Channel has a +49 “trust” score, followed by the BBC, with +26; PBS, +25, and ESPN, +24. YouGov says these results are similar for these outlets versus a year ago.

“The “net” trust score, says YouGov, is the percentage-point difference between U.S. adults who say each new source is trustworthy (or very trustworthy) versus the percentage who say it is untrustworthy (or very untrustworthy).

“Among major TV networks, the “net” trust scores are as follows: NBC at +16; CBS (+16); ABC (+13); CNN (+8); MSNBC (+6); CNBC, (+6); Fox Business (+2); Fox News Channel (+0) and Newsmax (+0). OAN posts a negative (-2).

“NBC inched up two points from a year ago in its trust score, while CBS added one point and ABC was down two points.”

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CHART: YouGov