The study, over 50% of Americans think that the media misinforms

2023-02-16 08:21:57, Kosova & Bota CNA

According to a recent poll, half of Americans think that national media organizations aim to misinform or persuade the public to embrace a particular point of view through their reporting.

The survey was published on Wednesday by the organization 'Gallup' and the foundation 'Knight'. It is evidence of a surprisingly low level of trust in the media, indicating that many Americans believe that misinformation is done on purpose.

Asked if they agreed with the position that national media organizations do not intend to misinform, 50% of respondents said they disagreed. Only 25% agreed with this position.

Në mënyrë të ngjashme, 52% e amerikanëve nuk u pajtuan me pohimin se organizatat mediatike kombëtare "kujdesen për interesat më të mira të lexuesve, shikuesve dhe dëgjuesve të tyre". Sipas studimit vetëm 23% e të anketuarve, besonin se gazetarët vepronin në interesin më të mirë të publikut.

"Kjo ishte mjaft e habitshme për ne", tha Sarah Fioroni, një këshilltare e organizatës ‘Gallup’. “Gjetjet treguan një thellësi mosbesimi e ndjenjë të keqe, që shkojnë përtej themeleve dhe proceseve të gazetarisë”, tha ajo.

Si për ngushëllim, studimi tregoi se amerikanët kishin më shumë besim tek lajmet lokale.

As with many other studies, Knight and Gallup found that Democrats trust the news more than Republicans. Over the past five years, the level of mistrust has risen especially among independents. Overall, 55% of respondents said there was a large political approach to coverage of the events, compared to 45% in 2017.

The survey found that 32% of Americans pay a lot of attention to local news, down from 56% at the start of 2020, at the start of a presidential election year and the outbreak of COVID-19.

The results are based on the survey of 5,593 Americans age 18 and older, conducted between May 31 and July 21, 2022./VOA