The Pew Center for the People and the Press is out with its latest look at how believable the country's news organizations are, and the results aren't good.
Ten years ago, on average, 71% of those surveyed had a positive impression of news outlets, with 30% of respondents expressing a negative opinion. Today, it's a different story: Only 56% of those who participated have a positive view of the media today, and fully 44% take a negative view.
Since the 2002 survey, every news outlet’s rating has dropped by double digits - except for local daily newspapers and local TV news. Those outlets fare considerably better, with 65% of those respondents saying they have a good view of their local TV news.
Indeed, local TV news has managed to keep from losing much ground over the past decade when it comes to how believable it is. In 2002, the positive number was just three percent higher than it is today, and it's hovered in the 63-70% range for the whole decade.
Read Pew's full report here.
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