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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Morning Consult. (February 28, 2022). Level of trust in newspapers as a source of news among adults in the United States in 2021 and 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/652530/trust-newspapers-usa/
Morning Consult. "Level of trust in newspapers as a source of news among adults in the United States in 2021 and 2022." Chart. February 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/652530/trust-newspapers-usa/
Morning Consult. (2022). Level of trust in newspapers as a source of news among adults in the United States in 2021 and 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/652530/trust-newspapers-usa/
Morning Consult. "Level of Trust in Newspapers as a Source of News among Adults in The United States in 2021 and 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/652530/trust-newspapers-usa/
Morning Consult, Level of trust in newspapers as a source of news among adults in the United States in 2021 and 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/652530/trust-newspapers-usa/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Level of trust in newspapers as a source of news among adults in the United States in 2021 and 2022 [Graph], Morning Consult, February 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/652530/trust-newspapers-usa/