Trust in newspapers in the U.S. 2021-2022

Published by
Amy Watson,
May 11, 2023
The majority of adults in America trusted newspapers according to a survey released in February 2022, with 44 percent answering that they had some trust in the medium and 17 percent saying they had a lot of trust in newspapers. Trust in newspapers grew between May 2021 and February 2022, and younger consumers were the group most likely to consider newspapers to be reliable sources of news.

Level of trust in newspapers as a source of news among adults in the United States in 2021 and 2022

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Release date

February 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

May 6 to 9, 2021 and February 9 to 10, 2022

Number of respondents

2021: 2,200; 2022: 2,210

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Question: In general, how much do you trust the following sources? Newspapers

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