Readers put more trust in local news products than national, states new study

Americans have a dismal view of the national news media, reports MediaPost.  

Only 26% have a favorable opinion, and 53% have an unfavorable one, according to American Views 2022: Part 2, a Gallup/Knight Foundation study.  And while 72% say national news organizations have the resources to report accurately, only 35% believe they are delivering information readers need.

Perhaps worse, continues MediaPost, while 35% feel national news providers care about the impact of their reporting on American society, only 23% believe they have the best interests of their audience at heart.

Local news providers fare better: 44% have high trust in them, while 31% have moderate trust and 18% have low trust. And 8% have no opinion.

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