According to a survey held in the U.S. in 2022, the majority of all respondents regardless of their political affiliation believed that local news reports in good faith. Democrats were the most likely to feel this way, with the share who had confidence in the impartiality of local news at 10 percent higher than the total across all groups.
Voters on whether or not local news intentionally misleads the public or reports the news in good faith in the United States as of May 2022, by political affiliation
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University of Chicago Institute of Politics. (June 10, 2022). Voters on whether or not local news intentionally misleads the public or reports the news in good faith in the United States as of May 2022, by political affiliation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402338/perceived-motivation-local-news-by-politics-us/
University of Chicago Institute of Politics. "Voters on whether or not local news intentionally misleads the public or reports the news in good faith in the United States as of May 2022, by political affiliation." Chart. June 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402338/perceived-motivation-local-news-by-politics-us/
University of Chicago Institute of Politics. (2022). Voters on whether or not local news intentionally misleads the public or reports the news in good faith in the United States as of May 2022, by political affiliation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402338/perceived-motivation-local-news-by-politics-us/
University of Chicago Institute of Politics. "Voters on Whether or Not Local News Intentionally Misleads The Public or Reports The News in Good Faith in The United States as of May 2022, by Political Affiliation." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402338/perceived-motivation-local-news-by-politics-us/
University of Chicago Institute of Politics, Voters on whether or not local news intentionally misleads the public or reports the news in good faith in the United States as of May 2022, by political affiliation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402338/perceived-motivation-local-news-by-politics-us/ (last visited December 04, 2024)
Voters on whether or not local news intentionally misleads the public or reports the news in good faith 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/1402338/perceived-motivation-local-news-by-politics-us/
