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Americans' trust in the mass media's reporting matches its lowest point in Gallup's trend, largely because of Democrats' decreased trust.

Forty-one percent of Americans trust the mass media to report the news "fully, accurately and fairly," marking a four-percentage-point dip since last year.

The 20% of Americans who express confidence in newspapers as a U.S. institution is an all-time low and marks the 10th consecutive year that more Americans hold newspapers in low, rather than high, esteem.

Americans' confidence in the media is at its lowest point, as Democrats' confidence is near the record low and Republicans' is almost nonexistent.

Ambassador Ian Kelly joins the podcast to discuss what triggered the crisis in Ukraine and what it means for the global order.

Americans have low confidence in three major forms of news media, with TV news receiving the lowest confidence rating, at 18%. Americans' confidence in news from the Internet is at 19%, while 22% express confidence in newspapers.

These seven charts summarize how often and why Americans turn to "public individuals" for news and information.

Americans' trust in the media to report the news fully, accurately and fairly has edged down four points to 36% since last year, making it the second-lowest reading in Gallup's trend.

Americans in 1942 were nearly unanimous in saying they would allow a son of theirs, even one as young as 14, to have a paper route.

Americans' confidence in newspapers fell slightly to 23% this year, from 25% in 2012 and 28% in 2011. Confidence in television news is also at 23%, but that is up slightly from the all-time low of 21% found last year.