NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans are increasingly confident in the news media and less so in President Donald Trump’s administration after a tumultuous year in U.S. politics that tested the public’s trust in both institutions, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday.
The poll of more than 14,300 people found that the percentage of adults who said they had a “great deal” or “some” confidence in the press rose to 48 percent in September from 39 percent last November. Earlier this year, Trump branded the entire industry as the “enemy of the American people.”
The percentage of those who said they had “hardly any” confidence in the press dropped to 45 percent from 51 percent over the same period.
Confidence in Trump’s administration moved in the opposite direction.
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WNU Editor: The poll used 14,300 people .... which is a massive sample. As to what is my take .... regular readers of this blog know that I am into polls, and I am always checking out their methodology. But for this poll .... I cannot find the methodology that was used. This poll also contradicts other polls on the media (and these pollsters post their methodology). Case in point .... Poll: Most Americas Believe Traditional Media Are Publishing Fake News Reports (March 29, 2017).
Hat tip to Fred for this link.
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