Americans' Faith in Media Freedom Just Hit a New All-Time Low
The country is officially split on whether the press is actually free, and the trend lines are moving in wild directions.
It turns out that trusting the press is no longer a shared American pastime. A fresh Gallup poll shows that confidence in media freedom has cratered to a new record low. For years, we thought we were the gold standard compared to other developed nations, but we’ve officially fallen behind the OECD median.
The wild part? It’s not just general cynicism—it’s a total partisan flip. While Democrats and independents are sounding the alarm, Republicans are reporting record-high belief in media freedom. It's almost like everyone is watching a completely different version of reality.
When one half of the country thinks the press is a mouthpiece for the state and the other half thinks it’s never been freer, maybe the problem isn't the press itself.
Source: Gallup
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