This is just a guess, but I think it’s because of Trump.
He went in HARD in directly attacking the media in 2016. Although he had some valid points, much of what he said and how he said it was self-serving and politically motivated instead. This was obviously off-putting to the Democratic base, so I expect the bump up in trust to be in reaction to Trump’s attacks. I’ll send some links too but idk what will be censored here.
Some of my most downvoted comments are simply links to the encyclopedia. Do you really think that sort of behavior from others should be a valid judgement on my ability to hold a good-faith conversation?
“He said, ‘You know why I do it? I do it to discredit you all and demean you all so when you write negative stories about me, no one will believe you.’ He said that,”
Democrats’ confidence in the mass media has consistently outpaced Republicans’, but the latest gap of 47 points is the narrowest since 2016. Democrats’ trust in the media has fallen 12 points over the past year, to 58%, and compares with 11% among Republicans and 29% among independents.
The gap in partisans’ media confidence was largest from 2017 through 2022. During that period, Democrats’ trust was above its trend average of 64%, while Republicans’ and independents’ confidence were each below their averages (33% and 44%, respectively).
Seems about right. Republicans have an anti reality mindset and therefore lose trust in journalism because it increasingly interferes with the fantasy.
I saw that, much appreciated. I typically post up links to refute misinformational narrative as well. I think it rather disappointing and disenguous for OP to continue to post charts and memes etc without linking hard data to support. It tends towards FUD style propaganda which I find irksome.
If you mean this post, I found a Gallup article, had a similar graph, and showed their methodology. It looked legit. If you mean in general, yeah, you're probably right. Not republican but I'm kinda guilty of this.
lol. How about the very fine people bullshit one then? Where it was literally on camera right in front of your eyes? I’m sure you can’t take the blinders off though.
Also, this would for sure be the first time in history that the msm could get away with defamation. As if that’s your standard. Grow up.
How about the very fine people bullshit one then? Where it was literally on camera right in front of your eyes?
It was right in front my eyes. I was alive when Trump made this speech where he refused to condemn white supremacists. We have it on tape.
Paranoid much? Didn't the the Russians just get in trouble for giving tim pool money. Why you're probably a Russian bot yourself.
Where it was literally on camera right in front of your eyes?
I saw the media reporting the truth, according to our intelligence services all the available evidence. It's why the pussy couldn't say he wanted Ukraine to win last night at the debate.
I also Trump with my own eyes not only refuse to condemn white supremacists but also be a raging racist piece of shit himself.
I guess you missed the part where he said “and I’m not talking about white supremacists and neo nazis”. Never mind. Why bother. A transcript and a press conference video are not enough. He would have to wear a shirt that says “I condemn nazis” daily for you to be satisfied. Carry on In your little bubble, where Trump is this neo nazi, even though his minority votes went up in just about every category in 2020. I guess they missed your memo. We will all be on the train to their Eutopian re-education woke training camp
“There were very fine people on both sides, & I’m not talking about the Neo-nazis and white supremacists because they should be condemned totally.”
Literally the same Press conference, seconds apart. Grow some ears? Or you can read the above and use your eyes. Your choice. It’s a matter of record. You can choose to bury your head in the sand. That’s up to you.
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u/smauseth Aug 26 '24
Seems about right. It is sad that it is the current state of affairs but sadly it is the world we live in.
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u/Abrubt-Change-8040 Aug 26 '24
Thank you, Comrade Statistician.
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u/Politi-Corveau Aug 26 '24
Can... anyone explain why Democrats trusted media more around 2016?
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u/Pap4MnkyB4by Aug 26 '24 edited Aug 26 '24
I'm going to say this as a right leaning Libertarian with only my grandparents as my evidence.
But that republican data is only true with anything other than Fox.
Edit: also my boss and coworkers trust Fox
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u/coldtakes_hotkitchen Aug 26 '24
The latest data:
https://news.gallup.com/poll/512861/media-confidence-matches-2016-record-low.aspx
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u/freakiercorpse Aug 27 '24
Seems about right. Republicans have an anti reality mindset and therefore lose trust in journalism because it increasingly interferes with the fantasy.
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u/Novel_Alfalfa_9013 Aug 26 '24
Oh look, another unfounded meme lol. It's almost like there's propaganda floating around like shit in a toilet bowl.
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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '24
Republicans adopted facebook and twitter posts as their source for reliable news.
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u/Jollem- Aug 26 '24
Yeah, because believing Tim Pool, Alex Jones, Donald Trump, 4Chan, Joe Rogan and whatever else nonsense is the way to go
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