Article originally appeared on www.dailywire.com.
Americans’ trust in the legacy media reached an all-time low in 2024, with only 31% of the public saying they have a “great deal” or even a “fair amount” of trust in the biggest outlets that bring us our news.
Among independent voters, only 27% feel confident that the media provide accurate coverage without bias. In fact, according to Gallup, the media is the least-trusted of 10 civic and political institutions, behind even Congress, the group previously at the bottom of the barrel.
Predictably, another year of controversies, retractions, and fiascos contributed to a massive contraction in the industry over the last 12 months, despite the fact that it was an election year — a time when news revenues typically increase. Just before the start of 2024, outlets like Axios, The Washington Post, and NPR saw substantial layoffs. In January, The Los Angeles Times cut more than 20% of its newsroom …
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