It's probably the lying.
From The Hill, October 2:
Americans’ trust in media organizations has reached the lowest levels ever recorded, according to a new poll from Gallup.
The survey, released Thursday, found that only 28 percent of U.S. adults express a “great deal” or “fair amount” of trust in newspapers, television and radio “to report the news fully, accurately and fairly.”
That figure is down 3 points from the 31 percent who said the same last year and has fallen by double-digits from the 40 percent who expressed trust in media organizations five years ago.
About 7 in 10 adults expressed skepticism in the news media, indicating they have “not very much” trust in news outlets or “none at all.”
Trust in media has never been particularly high among those in the GOP, Gallup found, noting the number of Republicans who indicated they trusted media outlets has not risen above 20 percent since 2015, the year President Trump started his first run for the White House.
Among Democrats, only 51 percent indicated they trusted mainstream media outlets, Gallup found, noting a repeat of a low previously seen in 2016....
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Here's Gallup's press release:
Trust in Media at New Low of 28% in U.S.
Whether it is by omission or commission the corporate media is on a mission.
And the mission is not to present objective reality.
One quick example, despite quoting thousands of Gallup polls over the years, this story is nowhere to be found at the New York Times.
Here's another example, first posted January 31, 2025:
Why Did New York Magazine Cut Out The Black People?
The cover of the magazine:
The uncropped version:
The story at the Hollywood Reporter.
The politicized press is beyond loathsome. They are like something you try to scrape off your shoe before entering a building.
