| Characteristic | Share of adults |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 28% |
| 2024 | 31% |
| 2023 | 32% |
| 2022 | 34% |
| 2021 | 36% |
| 2020 | 40% |
| 2019 | 41% |
| 2018 | 45% |
| 2017 | 41% |
| 2016 | 32% |
| 2015 | 40% |
| 2014 | 40% |
| 2013 | 44% |
| 2012 | 40% |
| 2011 | 44% |
| 2010 | 43% |
| 2009 | 45% |
| 2008 | 43% |
| 2007 | 47% |
| 2005 | 50% |
| 2004 | 44% |
| 2003 | 54% |
| 2002 | 54% |
| 2001 | 53% |
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Release date
October 2025
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Region
United States
Survey time period
2001 to 2025
Number of respondents
1,000 respondents
Age group
18 years and older
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
Original question: "In general, how much trust and confidence do you have in the mass media — such as newspapers, TV and radio — when it comes to reporting the news fully, accurately and fairly — a great deal, a fair amount, not very much or none at all?"
Survey was not conducted in 2006.
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