Culture Media trust hits new low - So they want "trusted institutions" to "visibly embrace" the news media

Media trust hits new low​

https://www.axios.com/media-trust-crisis-2bf0ec1c-00c0-4901-9069-e26b21c283a9.html (https://archive.vn/nf1VQ)
Trust in traditional media has declined to an all-time low, and many news professionals are determined to do something about it.

Why it matters: Faith in society's central institutions, especially in government and the media, is the glue that holds society together. That glue was visibly dissolving a decade ago, and has now, for many millions of Americans, disappeared entirely.

By the numbers: For the first time ever, fewer than half of all Americans have trust in traditional media, according to data from Edelman's annual trust barometer shared exclusively with Axios. Trust in social media has hit an all-time low of 27%.

• 56% of Americans agree with the statement that "Journalists and reporters are purposely trying to mislead people by saying things they know are false or gross exaggerations."
• 58% think that "most news organizations are more concerned with supporting an ideology or political position than with informing the public."
• When Edelman re-polled Americans after the election, the figures had deteriorated even further, with 57% of Democrats trusting the media and only 18% of Republicans.

The big picture: These numbers are echoed across the rest of the world: They're mostly not a function of Donald Trump's war on "fake news".

• As vaccine rumor hunter Heidi Larson puts it, "we don’t have a misinformation problem, we have a trust problem.”
• News organizations have historically relied mainly on advertising income, and as those dollars flow increasingly to Google and Facebook, that has created institutional weakness that shows up in trust data.

Reversing the decline is a monster task — and one that some journalists and news organizations have taken upon themselves. They're going to need help — perhaps from America's CEOs.

The catch: Mistrust of media is now a central part of many Americans' personal identity — an article of faith that they weren't argued into and can't be argued out of.

What they're saying:

• Former Financial Times editor Lionel Barber talks of factual reporting as a means of "regaining the trust of the reading public".
• Axios has a stated mission to "help restore trust in fact-based news".
• Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan writes that "our goal should go beyond merely putting truthful information in front of the public. We should also do our best to make sure it’s widely accepted."

How it works: Media outlets can continue to report reliable facts, but that won't turn the trend around on its own. What's needed is for trusted institutions to visibly embrace the news media.

• CEOs (a/k/a the fourth branch of government) are at or near the top of Edelman's list of trusted institutions.
• By the numbers: 61% of Trump voters say that they trust their employer's CEO. That compares to just 28% who trust government leaders, and a mere 21% who trust journalists.

The bottom line: CEOs have long put themselves forward as the people able to upgrade America's physical infrastructure. Now it's time for them to use the trust they've built up to help rebuild our civic infrastructure.

 

[Cyclonus]

Didn't this all start with gamergate? What a surprise, the gaming media venomously tries to discredit people saying they're corrupt, the media in general parrots it mindlessly, and all they succeed in doing is showing the world what corrupt fucks they really are.

 

[Cubanodun]

4 years shitting histrionics and lies 24/7 without stopping or caring about people that read your garbage does that to the business, learn to code because the grift about using Trump for hateclicks is over

 

[Jonah Hill poster]

I was under the impression that foreign media was miles ahead better than American media.

Most international nations don’t hold themselves to a politically correct standard like the U.S., at least not to an extent.

Oh, and also:

How it works: Media outlets can continue to report reliable facts, but that won't turn the trend around on its own. What's needed is for trusted institutions to visibly embrace the news media.

 

[Sped Xing]

Foreign media is mostly state-owned.

Say what you will about state-owned propaganda; it usually at least isn't hell-bent on encouraging the downfall of its own state.

 

[Potatoherder]

Perhaps the reason more people trust the CEOs of businesses they work for is because they typically don't hear them talk about politics? What makes the author, Mr. Salmon think that kind of trust extends this far? His conclusion seems like a stretch at best.

I am sure the peasants will listen to CEOs forced messages when the same CEOs are laying them off, sending their jobs to China, and banning them from the public square.

 

[TitusOvid]

Finally some good news. Eat shit media.

 

[Grandpa Simpson]

I was under the impression that foreign media was miles ahead better than American media.

Some foreign media. If it's english speaking it's likely a smaller niche network. You'd probably have a better chance figuring out whats really going on by learning a different language.

 

[Spasticus Autisticus]

I was under the impression that foreign media was miles ahead better than American media.

Maybe they are better at reporting on issues in their own countries but foreign media reporting on USA stories is uniformly terrible, with maybe the exception of RT, and only because they won't go soft just because a Democrat is in power. All foreign media outlets do is copy AP/NYT/WaPo/CNN stories and adapt them for their own audience who typically knows even less about the USA than American consoomers of the aforementioned propaganda outlets.

Foreign media is mostly state-owned.

Say what you will about state-owned propaganda; it usually at least isn't hell-bent on encouraging the downfall of its own state.

NPR and PBS are tax-funded (not sure if they really classify as "state-owned") but they are some of the worst at pushing anti-white, anti-Western propaganda.

 

[Bungus Scrungus]

but biden WON GAIZ that means everyone just forgot the media being a bunch of lying worthless dickheads BIDEN WON SO IT MEANS NOTHING
Bam, in your fucking face, doomer cunts.

 

[George Floyd Sneed]

I’m always amused that the solution never seems to involve either the media telling the truth or being held accountable when they make shit up. They’re only angry that the rubes aren’t buying what they’re selling. Media hatred is one of the truly bipartisan sentiments these days, well done.

 

[Fagnacious D]

Faster trump fades away, faster the media dies off.

They'll find someone else to hate and if they cannot do that they'll fabricate their own monster. The hidden Nazis next door, or the crypto fascists who post on the internet. There will always be windmills for them to charge into.

 

[AltisticRight]

56%, about as much as the white genetic material in the modern American.
Still 44% too high.

 

[ColtWalker1847]

There hasn’t been a reason to trust for-profit news media in a long time. Long before Orangey Boi came along.

Foreign media is mostly state-owned.

Say what you will about state-owned propaganda; it usually at least isn't hell-bent on encouraging the downfall of its own state.

Um. PBS and NPR are just as bad as the rest of them. This retard has been PBS's White House correspondent since 2018.

She often tells stories about the intersection of race and politics as well as fatal police encounters.

Some of her recent hits:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/national-outrage-after-decision-not-to-charge-officers-for-breonna-taylors-death

Demonstrations were largely peaceful, but, in Louisville, two police officers were shot.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-economic-factors-are-putting-people-of-color-at-greater-risk-for-coronavirus

According to a recent New York Times analysis of federal data, African Americans and Latinos have been disproportionately hit by COVID-19. They're three times as likely to contract coronavirus as whites, and nearly twice as likely to die from it.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/a-new-march-on-washington-from-the-eyes-of-black-families-including-jacob-blakes

But, this week, video of a police officer shooting Jacob Blake seven times in the back in Kenosha, Wisconsin, sparked new outrage. Blake survived, but his family says he's paralyzed from the waist down. They said he was handcuffed to his hospital bed, until earlier today, when he posted bond.

So, yeah. Just because it is government non-profit doesn't mean it isn't full of shit too.

 

[Sped Xing]

Um. PBS and NPR are just as bad as the rest of them. This retard has been PBS's White House correspondent since 2018.


Some of her recent hits:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/national-outrage-after-decision-not-to-charge-officers-for-breonna-taylors-death

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-economic-factors-are-putting-people-of-color-at-greater-risk-for-coronavirus

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/a-new-march-on-washington-from-the-eyes-of-black-families-including-jacob-blakes

So, yeah. Just because it is government non-profit doesn't mean it isn't full of shit too.

Stop correcting jokes. It makes you look autistic.

 

[ColtWalker1847]

Stop correcting jokes. It makes you look autistic.

Hey, I saw a chance to take a shit on Yamiche Alcindor. I took it. No regrets.

 

[usernames can change now!]

CEOs (a/k/a the fourth branch of government)

Mask slipping

 

[Ita Mori]

Faith in society's central institutions, especially in government and the media, is the glue that holds society together.

Right.
It's not the constitution, neighborly bonds, and love for country... but twitter, CNN and the GOP/DNC that make America.

They're going to need help — perhaps from America's CEOs.
What's needed is for trusted institutions to visibly embrace the news media.

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...You stupid prats.

lol, like corporations getting into the mix would somehow fix things and not fuck things up even more.

If you can't trust McDonald's, Nike, or Xing Lebron James, who can you trust?

 

[Vyse Inglebard]

Also obligatory GOOD. Should be 0% though.

 

[BScCollateral]

Pound sand and learn to code journo scum.

Why would you wish that on IT workers?

 

[melty]

I don't think thats part of their job description. I remember talking to a journalism student who had people telling her she was good enough in grades to simply switch to majoring in marketing while in university. Thats how thin the line is between the two professions now.

And marketing is considered the upgrade for more intelligent students? Amazing. I guess it makes sense, good marketers actually get paid while journos are making like $60k living in Manhattan.