The Media Insight Project recently investigated Americans’ perceptions of the core values that underlie journalistic inquiry and found that they are not “universally embraced,” which may be one of the reasons that distrust in the media seems intractable.
Sometimes in this business, it can feel like we’re reading bad news every day. From dealing with the duopoly to tackling trust, it’s not easy to be part of the news industry. But as we approach Thanksgiving, we thought we’d look at a few of the reasons we’re thankful to be part of this important business.
Edelman’s new study, released this month, shows a positive global trend in media trust, with traditional media sources being the most-trusted.
Our friends at Digital Content Next (DCN) recently released a study about how consumer trust in the news they consume impacts information consumption.
Fake news has become an unfortunate part of the media landscape, spreading wildly and being shared on every social media platform. But fake news isn’t a new problem.
Some good news for newspapers: People still trust their local news outlets. At a time when trust in the news
Jeffrey Cole, director of the Annenberg’s Center for the Digital Future, issued 10 predictions for the futures of news media. He predicted the slow death of the PC, the rise of the tablet and changing buying habits. Overall, what he describes is very close to the reality we all live in. However, he did make one major miscalculation.
