Trust in News Sources: The Great Political Divide

Americans may be more polarized than ever when it comes to news about politics. While that may not be a shocker, we now have hard data to show just how it plays out and the differences between party affiliation and trust in news organizations.

The research from Pew Research Center tested 30 news organizations as part of the study and then sorted results by political affiliation.

Who do you trust?

“…evidence suggests that partisan polarization in the use and trust of media sources has widened in the past five years. A comparison to a similar study by the Center of web-using U.S. adults in 2014 finds that Republicans have grown increasingly alienated from most of the more established sources, while Democrats’ confidence in them remains stable, and in some cases, has strengthened.” — Pew Research Center

You can read the full report here.