“Asked whether they agreed with the statement that national news organizations do not intend to mislead, 50% said they disagreed. Only 25% agreed, the study found.”
Gallup and Knight found half of Americans think national news lies to them on purpose. Only 32% pay close attention to local news, down from 56% in early 2020, and just 3% get news from print. The industry gutted the local papers people trusted and kept the national outlets they don’t. The audience noticed.