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Pew Research CenterDecember 10, 2019
Trusting the News Media in the Trump Era

Views of the watchdog role of the news media, by party

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Trusting the News Media in the Trump Era
Republicans far more likely than Democrats to say journalists lack ethics, but Republicans who strongly approve of Trump stand out even more
Highly engaged partisans are extremely polarized in their confidence in journalists
Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say that journalists lack ethical standards
Republicans express much greater skepticism of the news media than Democrats
Republicans are less likely to think news media criticism keeps political leaders in check, but it is the Republicans who strongly approve of Trump that are the least likely to think this
Trump’s strongest Republican supporters are the least trusting of national news organizations
Republicans and Democrats stand far apart in their confidence in journalists, but highly politically aware partisans are even further polarized
Republicans far more likely than Democrats to think journalists lack ethical standards, and the divide is even larger among highly politically aware partisans
Strong Trump approvers, strong disapprovers most loyal to their own news sources
Highly politically aware partisans more loyal to their news sources than the less aware
Americans who are more trusting of others overall express greater support of the news media and journalists
Confidence that journalists will act in the best interests of the public, by party
Views of journalists’ ethical standards, by party
Views of the watchdog role of the news media, by party
Perceptions of fairness in news coverage, by party
Trust in information from national news organizations, by party
Loyalty to news sources, by party
Views of journalists’ ethical standards, by approval of Trump’s job performance within each political party
Views of the watchdog role of the news media, by approval of Trump’s job performance within each political party
Perceptions of fairness in news coverage, by approval of Trump’s job performance within each political party
Trust in information from national news organizations, by approval of Trump’s job performance within each political party
Loyalty to news sources, by approval of Trump’s job performance within each political party
Confidence that journalists will act in the best interests of the public, by political awareness
Views of journalists’ ethical standards, by political awareness
Views of the watchdog role of the news media, by political awareness
Perceptions of fairness in news coverage, by political awareness
Trust in information from national news organizations, by political awareness
Loyalty to news sources, by political awareness
Confidence that journalists will act in the best interests of the public, by news engagement
Views of journalists’ ethical standards, by news engagement
Views of the watchdog role of the news media, by news engagement
Perceptions of fairness in news coverage, by news engagement
Trust in information from national news organizations, by news engagement
Loyalty to news sources, by news engagement
Confidence that journalists will act in the best interests of the public, by personal trust in others
Views of journalists’ ethical standards, by personal trust in others
Views of the watchdog role of the news media, by personal trust in others
Perceptions of fairness in news coverage, by personal trust in others
Trust in information from national news organizations, by personal trust in others
Loyalty to news sources, by personal trust in others
Confidence that journalists will act in the best interests of the public, by demographic groups
Views of journalists’ ethical standards, by demographic groups
Views of the watchdog role of the news media, by demographic groups
Perceptions of fairness in news coverage, by demographic groups
Trust in information from national news organizations, by demographic groups
Loyalty to news sources, by demographic groups
American Trends Panel recruitment surveys
Weighting dimensions
How the study analyzed multiple American Trends Panel (ATP) surveys
Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to think that journalists lack ethical standards, but Republicans who strongly approve of Trump are most likely to think this

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