Shockingly, most, 68 percent, trusted the mass media either a great deal or fair amount in 1972, ticking up to 69 percent in 1974. It hit an all-time high of 72 percent in 1976. Trust ... reaching 40 percent in 2020, 36 percent in 2021, 34 percent in 2022, 32 percent in 2023, and 31 percent in 2024 — former President Biden’s last year in office. In 2024, 59 percent of Republicans said they had no trust at all in the mass media to report news ” fully, accurately and fairly.” Gallup also found that younger generations are less trusting of the mass media as well. It also found that Americans have very little confidence in newspapers and television news. The data comes on the heels of the Trump administration embracing new media — including Breitbart News — and overhauling the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA), triggering a mass freakout among establishment media outlets. A report from the Panamanian government’s national border service, Senafront, indicates migrants are now employing the same boat smugglers who once ferried them from Colombia to Panama to return them home. The Panamanian agency refers to the process as “inverse” migration. The developing trend appears to be a response to President Trump’s strict immigration enforcement strategies.
Poll: Americans Trust in Mass Media ‘Lowest Point’ in over 50 Years:
Trump Effect: Venezuelan Migrants Pay Panamanian Smugglers for Boat Ride Home:
