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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.

More than nine in 10 Americans are concerned that the acquisition of local news organizations by a large, national company will result in biased coverage.

Black Americans' confidence in the police remains low, but it has mostly recovered from the drop seen last year after the death of George Floyd.

Americans' average confidence in major U.S. institutions has edged down after a modest increase last year.

Gallup looks back at Americans' opinions as the Little Rock Nine desegregated an all-White high school six decades ago.

There is no single mechanism for reducing vaccine hesitancy, but surveys suggest what might have the highest probability of increasing vaccine uptake.