A survey held in the United States in 2022 revealed that only 20 percent of Republicans believed that people creating news content present the facts with as little bias as possible. Democrats felt differently, with more than half saying they felt reporters were unbiased.
Attitudes to whether reporters, editors, and newscasters are impartial or biased in the United States as of May 2022, by political affiliation
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University of Chicago Institute of Politics. (June 10, 2022). Attitudes to whether reporters, editors, and newscasters are impartial or biased in the United States as of May 2022, by political affiliation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402110/political-news-source-outlet-party-us/
University of Chicago Institute of Politics. "Attitudes to whether reporters, editors, and newscasters are impartial or biased in the United States as of May 2022, by political affiliation." Chart. June 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402110/political-news-source-outlet-party-us/
University of Chicago Institute of Politics. (2022). Attitudes to whether reporters, editors, and newscasters are impartial or biased in the United States as of May 2022, by political affiliation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402110/political-news-source-outlet-party-us/
University of Chicago Institute of Politics. "Attitudes to Whether Reporters, Editors, and Newscasters Are Impartial or Biased in The United States as of May 2022, by Political Affiliation." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402110/political-news-source-outlet-party-us/
University of Chicago Institute of Politics, Attitudes to whether reporters, editors, and newscasters are impartial or biased in the United States as of May 2022, by political affiliation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402110/political-news-source-outlet-party-us/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Attitudes to whether reporters, editors, and newscasters are impartial or biased in the United States as of May 2022, by political affiliation [Graph], University of Chicago Institute of Politics, June 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402110/political-news-source-outlet-party-us/
