This page was updated on Oct. 24, 2025. The table for trust in the mass media had been updated with incorrect September 2025 data on Oct. 14, but that has now been corrected.
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Trust in News Media % Great deal/Fair amount 1972 May 68 1974 Apr 69 1976 Jun 72 1997 May 53 1998 Dec 55 1999 Feb 55 2000 Jul 51 2001 Sep 53 2002 Sep 54 2003 Sep 54 2004 Sep 44 2005 Sep 50 2007 Sep 47 2008 Sep 43 2009 Sep 45 2010 Sep 43 2011 Sep 44 2012 Sep 40 2013 Sep 44 2014 Sep 40 2015 Sep 40 2016 Sep 32 2017 Sep 41 2018 Sep 45 2019 Sep 41 2020 Sep 40 2021 Sep 36 2022 Sep 34 2023 Sep 32 2024 Sep 31 2025 Sep 28
Media Use and Evaluation > Trust Table Great deal Fair amount Not very much None at all No opinion % % % % % 2025 Sep 2-16 8 20 36 34 1 2024 Sep 3-15 8 23 33 36 * 2023 Sep 1-23 7 25 29 39 * 2022 Sep 1-16 7 27 28 38 * 2021 Sep 1-17 7 29 29 34 * 2020 Aug 31-Sep 13 9 31 27 33 * 2019 Sep 3-15 13 28 30 28 * 2018 Sep 4-12 14 31 30 24 * 2017 Sep 6-10 13 28 29 29 1 2016 Sep 7-11 8 24 41 27 * 2015 Sep 9-13 7 33 36 24 * 2014 Sep 4-7 10 30 36 24 * 2013 Sep 5-8 11 33 33 22 1 2012 Sep 6-9 8 32 39 21 1 2011 Sep 8-11 11 33 36 19 1 2010 Sep 13-16 12 31 36 21 * 2009 Aug 31-Sep 2 10 35 37 18 1 2008 Sep 8-11 9 34 35 21 1 2007 Sep 14-16 9 38 35 17 * 2005 Sep 12-15 13 37 37 12 1 2004 Sep 13-15 9 35 39 16 1 2003 Sep 8-10 14 40 35 11 * 2002 Sep 5-8 10 44 35 11 * 2001 Sep 7-10 12 41 33 14 * 2000 Jul 6-9 12 39 37 12 * 1999 Feb 4-8 11 44 34 11 * 1998 Dec 28-29 11 44 35 9 1 1997 May 30-Jun 1 10 43 31 15 1 1976 Jun 18 54 22 4 2 1974 Apr 21 48 21 8 2 1972 May 18 50 24 6 2
Media Use and Evaluation > Confidence Institutions News Sources Table Great deal Quite a lot Some Very little None (vol.) No opinion % % % % % % <b>Newspapers</b> 2025 Jun 2-26 6 11 36 39 4 4 2024 Jun 3-23 7 11 31 45 3 3 2023 Jun 1-22 6 12 35 42 3 2 2022 Jun 1-20 5 11 37 43 3 1 2021 Jun 1-Jul 5 8 13 35 39 4 1 2020 Jun 8-Jul 24 10 14 36 35 4 1 2019 Jun 3-16 12 11 37 34 5 1 2018 Jun 1-13 12 11 35 38 2 2 2017 Jun 7-11 11 16 33 33 4 2 2016 Jun 1-5 8 12 42 34 2 1 2015 Jun 2-7 10 14 41 31 3 2 2014 Jun 5-8 12 10 43 30 3 2 2013 Jun 1-4 9 14 40 32 4 2 2012 Jun 7-10 10 15 41 29 3 2 2011 Jun 9-12 12 16 40 28 3 2 2010 Jul 8-11 9 16 41 29 4 2 2009 Jun 14-17 10 15 43 27 4 1 2008 Jun 9-12 10 14 45 26 2 2 2007 Jun 11-14 8 14 48 26 2 1 2006 Jun 1-4 12 18 40 25 2 2 2005 May 23-26 11 17 46 24 1 1 2004 May 21-23 9 21 44 23 2 1 2003 Jun 9-10 11 22 49 16 1 1 2002 Jun 21-23 12 23 47 16 1 1 2001 Jun 8-10 13 23 44 16 3 1 2000 Jun 22-25 12 25 38 22 2 1 1999 Jun 25-27 12 21 44 21 1 1 1998 Jun 5-7 14 19 44 20 1 2 1997 Jul 25-27 15 20 43 21 1 * 1996 May 28-29 11 21 44 21 2 1 1995 Apr 21-24 12 18 44 24 1 1 1994 Mar 25-29 11 18 42 26 2 1 1993 Mar 22-24 12 19 42 22 3 2 1991 Oct 10-13 10 22 44 20 2 2 1991 Feb 28-Mar 3 14 23 43 17 2 1 1990 Aug 16-19 15 24 42 16 2 1 1988 Sep 23-26 9 27 46 15 2 1 1987 Jul 10-13 8 23 46 20 1 1 1986 Jul 11-14 9 28 42 19 1 1 1985 May 17-20 10 25 42 20 1 2 1984 Oct 6-10 10 24 41 23 -- 2 1983 Aug 5-8 11 27 41 18 1 2 1981 Nov 20-23 10 25 42 18 4 1 1979 Apr 6-9 19 32 35 12 1 2 1973 May 4-7 15 24 39 14 4 3 <b>Television news</b> 2025 Jun 2-26 5 6 33 48 5 2 2024 Jun 3-23 6 6 32 51 5 1 2023 Jun 1-22 5 9 35 46 4 1 2022 Jun 1-20 4 7 35 49 4 * 2021 Jun 1-Jul 5 6 10 30 48 5 * 2020 Jun 8-Jul 24 9 9 33 43 6 * 2019 Jun 3-16 8 10 33 45 3 1 2018 Jun 1-13 10 10 34 41 4 1 2017 Jun 7-11 11 13 31 39 5 1 2016 Jun 1-5 8 13 38 38 2 1 2015 Jun 2-7 10 11 37 36 5 1 2014 Jun 5-8 10 8 42 33 6 1 2013 Jun 1-4 11 12 38 36 3 1 2012 Jun 7-10 11 10 39 34 4 1 2011 Jun 9-12 13 14 40 28 4 1 2010 Jul 8-11 11 11 41 32 4 1 2009 Jun 14-17 10 13 41 31 4 1 2008 Jun 9-12 11 13 43 28 3 2 2007 Jun 11-14 10 13 40 33 3 1 2006 Jun 1-4 12 19 40 25 3 1 2005 May 23-26 12 16 45 24 2 1 2004 May 21-23 11 19 40 26 3 1 2003 Jun 9-10 16 19 47 16 1 1 2002 Jun 21-23 14 21 43 19 2 1 2001 Jun 8-10 14 20 43 19 3 1 2000 Jun 22-25 11 25 40 21 2 1 1999 Jun 25-27 14 20 41 24 1 * 1998 Jun 5-7 15 19 40 24 1 1 1997 Jul 25-27 14 20 42 20 3 1 1996 May 28-29 13 23 39 22 2 1 1995 Apr 21-24 13 20 41 23 2 1 1994 Mar 25-29 15 20 37 25 2 1 1993 Mar 22-24 19 27 36 16 2 * <b>News on the Internet</b> 2017 Jun 7-11 7 9 33 42 5 4 2014 Jun 5-8 8 11 40 29 5 6 1999 Jun 25-27 8 13 35 22 3 19
Media Use and Evaluation > Local News Media Too Liberal Table Too liberal Just about right Too conservative No opinion % % % % 2019 Sep 16-30 26 53 15 6 2007 Sep 14-16 ^ 25 56 16 3
Media Use and Evaluation > National News Media Too Liberal Table Too liberal Just about right Too conservative No opinion % % % % 2019 Sep 16-30 42 39 13 6 2007 Sep 14-16 ^ 42 38 16 3
Media Use and Evaluation > Get News Local Newspapers Table Every day Several times a week Occasionally Never No opinion % % % % % 2019 May 15-30 19 8 30 43 * 2008 Dec 4-7 40 13 27 20 * 2006 Dec 11-14 44 13 28 14 * 2004 Dec 5-8 44 14 27 15 * 2002 Dec 5-8 47 13 26 14 * 1999 Jul 22-25 54 14 21 10 1 1998 Jul 13-14 53 15 22 10 -- 1998 Mar 6-9 ^ 50 12 26 11 1
Media Use and Evaluation > Get News National Newspapers Table Every day Several times a week Occasionally Never No opinion % % % % % 2019 May 15-30 9 8 27 57 * 2008 Dec 4-7 9 6 24 60 * 2006 Dec 11-14 7 6 23 62 * 2004 Dec 5-8 7 4 27 62 * 2002 Dec 5-8 11 5 26 58 -- 1999 Jul 22-25 9 7 30 54 * 1998 Jul 13-14 4 11 26 59 -- 1998 Mar 6-9 ^ 8 6 28 57 1
Media Use and Evaluation > Get News Nightly Network News Table Every day Several times a week Occasionally Never No opinion % % % % % 2019 May 15-30 27 13 30 30 * 2008 Dec 4-7 34 14 28 23 * 2006 Dec 11-14 35 16 30 19 -- 2006 Apr 7-9 45 19 21 15 * 2004 Dec 5-8 36 16 26 22 * 2002 Dec 5-8 43 16 25 15 1 1999 Jul 22-25 52 18 22 8 -- 1998 Jul 13-14 55 19 19 7 * 1998 Mar 6-9 56 19 17 7 1 1995 Aug 11-14 62 20 15 3 *
Media Use and Evaluation > Get News Morning News Programs Table Every day Several times a week Occasionally Never No opinion % % % % % 2019 May 15-30 26 11 25 37 -- 2008 Dec 4-7 29 10 26 35 * 2006 Dec 11-14 28 11 26 35 * 2006 Apr 7-9 29 11 26 33 1 2004 Dec 5-8 27 12 25 36 * 2002 Dec 5-8 29 10 26 34 1 1999 Jul 22-25 32 11 29 28 * 1998 Jul 13-14 25 13 27 35 * 1998 Mar 6-9 25 13 24 37 1 1995 Aug 11-14 23 13 34 30 --
Media Use and Evaluation > Get News Cable News Networks Table Every day Several times a week Occasionally Never No opinion % % % % % 2008 Dec 4-7 40 16 27 16 * 2006 Dec 11-14 34 16 30 20 * 2004 Dec 5-8 39 16 25 20 * 2002 Dec 5-8 41 15 26 18 * CNN News 2019 May 15-30 13 10 33 44 -- 1998 Jul 13-14 21 16 33 29 1 1998 Mar 6-9 22 16 34 27 1 1995 Aug 11-14 23 20 36 21 -- Fox News 2019 May 15-30 19 10 30 40 *
Media Use and Evaluation > Get News Public Television News Table Every day Several times a week Occasionally Never No opinion % % % % % 2019 May 15-30 17 13 37 32 * 2008 Dec 4-7 28 11 30 31 * 2006 Dec 11-14 28 12 30 30 * 2004 Dec 5-8 27 11 28 33 1 2002 Dec 5-8 35 12 29 24 * 1999 Jul 22-25 30 12 33 24 1 1998 Jul 13-14 16 9 33 40 2 1998 Mar 6-9 19 10 32 37 2 1995 Aug 11-14 23 15 39 22 1
Media Use and Evaluation > Get News Local Television News Table Every day Several times a week Occasionally Never No opinion % % % % % 2019 May 15-30 36 15 29 20 * 2008 Dec 4-7 51 13 23 13 * 2006 Dec 11-14 55 14 23 8 * 2004 Dec 5-8 51 19 19 11 * 2002 Dec 5-8 57 16 18 9 * 1999 Jul 22-25 58 14 19 9 * 1998 Jul 13-14 57 15 19 9 * 1998 Mar 6-9 56 17 17 9 1 1995 Aug 11-14 55 18 20 7 --
Media Use and Evaluation > Get News National Public Radio Table Every day Several times a week Occasionally Never No opinion % % % % % 2019 May 15-30 15 9 31 44 * 2008 Dec 4-7 18 9 27 46 * 2006 Dec 11-14 19 8 28 45 * 2004 Dec 5-8 17 12 25 46 * 2002 Dec 5-8 22 9 28 40 1 1999 Jul 22-25 17 10 32 41 * 1998 Jul 13-14 15 12 25 47 1 1998 Mar 6-9 20 10 26 43 1 1995 Aug 11-14 18 11 36 35 --
Media Use and Evaluation > Get News Local Radio Stations Table Every day Several times a week Occasionally Never No opinion % % % % % 2019 May 15-30 24 12 28 36 * 1998 Jul 13-14 39 13 26 21 1 1998 Mar 6-9 38 12 29 20 1 1995 Aug 11-14 35 15 33 17 *
Media Use and Evaluation > Get News Radio Talk Shows Table Every day Several times a week Occasionally Never No opinion % % % % % 2019 May 15-30 13 8 29 51 * 2008 Dec 4-7 18 10 28 43 * 2006 Dec 11-14 20 9 27 44 * 2004 Dec 5-8 21 12 25 42 -- 2002 Dec 5-8 22 10 29 39 * 1999 Jul 22-25 12 8 33 47 * 1998 Jul 13-14 12 9 21 58 * 1998 Mar 6-9 11 5 25 58 1 1995 Aug 11-14 12 5 35 48 --
Media Use and Evaluation > Get News Television Talk Shows Table Every day Several times a week Occasionally Never No opinion % % % % % 2019 May 15-30 ^ 9 6 35 49 * 1998 Jul 13-14 11 10 40 39 * 1998 Mar 6-9 11 12 36 40 1 1995 Aug 11-14 12 12 47 29 *
Media Use and Evaluation > Get News Discussions Friends Family Table Every day Several times a week Occasionally Never No opinion % % % % % 2019 May 15-30 31 25 37 7 * 1998 Jul 13-14 27 26 41 6 * 1998 Mar 6-9 27 23 42 7 1 1995 Aug 11-14 27 26 42 5 *
Media Use and Evaluation > Get News TV Entertainment News Programs Table Every day Several times a week Occasionally Never No opinion % % % % % 2019 May 15-30 ^ 6 5 34 55 * 1998 Jul 13-14 8 15 44 32 1 1998 Mar 6-9 10 14 43 32 1 1995 Aug 11-14 14 15 45 26 *
Media Use and Evaluation > Get News Internet Table Every day Several times a week Occasionally Never No opinion % % % % % 2019 May 15-30 49 15 18 18 * 2008 Dec 4-7 31 11 22 35 * 2006 Dec 11-14 22 11 24 43 * 2004 Dec 5-8 20 6 25 49 * 2002 Dec 5-8 15 8 27 50 * 1999 Jul 22-25 8 7 23 62 * 1998 Jul 13-14 7 6 17 70 * 1998 Mar 6-9 5 6 18 70 1 1995 Aug 11-14 3 3 12 82 *
Media Use and Evaluation > Trust News From Sources Table Can trust Cannot trust Mixed (vol.) No opinion % % % % Local newspapers in your area 2019 May 15-30 67 28 3 2 1998 Jul 13-14 65 18 15 2 1998 Mar 6-9 61 22 14 3 National newspapers 2019 May 15-30 49 44 4 3 1998 Jul 13-14 52 20 13 15 1998 Mar 6-9 49 20 11 20 Nightly network news programs 2019 May 15-30 54 41 4 1 1998 Jul 13-14 66 16 16 2 1998 Mar 6-9 61 20 16 3 Morning news and interview programs 2019 May 15-30 51 42 5 2 1998 Jul 13-14 51 22 11 16 1998 Mar 6-9 48 22 13 17 CNN News 2019 May 15-30 48 48 2 2 1998 Jul 13-14 ^ 66 13 10 11 1998 Mar 6-9 ^ 64 13 9 14 Fox News 2019 May 15-30 43 51 4 1 Public television news 2019 May 15-30 59 35 4 2 1998 Jul 13-14 57 15 10 18 1998 Mar 6-9 60 14 10 16 Local television news 2019 May 15-30 74 20 5 1 1998 Jul 13-14 73 12 11 4 1998 Mar 6-9 67 14 15 4 National Public Radio 2019 May 15-30 55 39 2 4 1998 Jul 13-14 51 20 7 22 1998 Mar 6-9 47 18 8 27 Local radio news 2019 May 15-30 65 28 3 4 1998 Jul 13-14 63 16 10 11 1998 Mar 6-9 57 18 12 13 Radio talk shows 2019 May 15-30 38 54 4 4 1998 Jul 13-14 23 48 10 19 1998 Mar 6-9 22 41 13 24 Television talk shows 2019 May 15-30 33 58 7 1 1998 Jul 13-14 18 61 13 8 1998 Mar 6-9 20 53 15 12 Discussions with friends/family 2019 May 15-30 62 31 6 * 1998 Jul 13-14 66 16 15 3 1998 Mar 6-9 60 17 17 6 Entertainment news programs 2019 May 15-30 29 66 2 2 1998 Jul 13-14 25 53 12 10 1998 Mar 6-9 28 47 14 11 News on the internet 2019 May 15-30 40 46 10 3 1998 Jul 13-14 26 29 8 37 1998 Mar 6-9 24 27 8 41
Media Use and Evaluation > Get Facts Straight Table Facts straight Often inaccurate No opinion % % % 2017 Jul 5-9 38 60 2 2017 Mar 9-29 ^ 36 55 10 2003 May 19-21 36 62 2 2003 Feb 17-19 39 58 3 2000 Dec 2-4 32 65 3 1998 Jul 13-14 # 50 45 5 1989 Aug 9-28 # 54 44 2 1988 Aug 24 # 40 50 10 1988 May 13 # 48 43 9 1988 Jan 8-17 # 44 48 8 1985 Aug 17 # 50 38 12 1985 Jun 22 # 55 34 11
Media Use and Evaluation > Favor Political Party Table 2017 Jul 5-9 2017 Mar 9-29 ^ 2003 Feb 17-19 2000 Dec 2-4 1995 Apr 5-6 # % % % % % Favor one party 63 62 48 51 47 (Favor Republicans) (13) (14) (20) (15) (17) (Favor Democrats) (43) (40) (23) (29) (25) (Favor both) (5) (4) (3) (4) (2) (Unspecified) (3) (4) (2) (3) (3) Favor neither 29 27 46 41 48 No opinion 7 10 6 8 5
edia Use and Evaluation > Too Tough President Table Too tough About right Not tough enough No opinion % % % % Donald Trump 2017 Jul 5-9 35 28 34 3 2017 Mar 9-29 32 24 37 6 2017 Jan 30-31 ^ 36 31 28 5 Barack Obama 2009 Jan 30-Feb 1 11 48 38 3
Media Use and Evaluation > Side With Trump Media in Disputes Table Trump, strongly Lean Trump Neither side Lean media Media, strongly No opinion % % % % % % 2017 Jul 5-9 17 15 29 21 15 2 2017 Mar 9-29 ^ 13 20 28 20 17 3
Media Use and Evaluation > Main Source News Table 2016 Jun 14-23 2013 Jun 20-24 % % Television/TV news (nonspecific) 22 26 Internet/Computer/Online (nonspecific) 16 18 FOX 9 8 CNN 8 7 Facebook/Twitter/Social media 6 2 Newspaper (nonspecific) 5 6 Other specific internet site 4 1 Radio 2 4 NPR 2 1 Local TV news 2 4 MSNBC 2 1 New York Times 1 1 NBC 1 1 News/Evening news (nonspecific) 1 2 Word of mouth 1 2 Talk radio 1 1 Other specific newspaper 1 1 BBC 1 1 Cable news (nonspecific) 1 1 CBS 1 * ABC 1 1 PBS 1 1 Wall Street Journal 1 1 Univision * 1 CNBC * * Media (nonspecific) -- 1 Other specific television program/channel -- 1 Other specific cable channel/program -- 1 Other 3 2 None/Don't follow the news -- 1 No opinion 4 3
Media Use and Evaluation > Too Liberal Table Too liberal Just about right Too conservative No opinion % % % % 2014 Sep 4-7 44 34 19 3 2013 Sep 5-8 46 37 13 5 2011 Sep 8-11 47 36 13 4 2010 Sep 13-16 48 33 15 4 2009 Aug 31-Sep 2 45 35 15 5 2008 Sep 8-11 47 36 13 5 2007 Sep 14-16 ^ 45 35 18 2 2006 Sep 7-10 44 33 19 4 2005 Sep 12-15 46 37 16 1 2004 Sep 13-15 48 33 15 4 2003 Sep 8-10 45 39 14 2 2003 Feb 17-19 45 36 15 4 2002 Sep 5-8 47 37 13 3 2001 Sep 7-10 45 40 11 4
Media Use and Evaluation > Right Publish Leaked Government Call Log Table Right Wrong No opinion % % % 2013 Jun 10-11 ^ 59 33 8
Media Use and Evaluation > Right Share Info Government Call Log Table Right Wrong No opinion % % % 2013 Jun 10-11 ^ 44 42 14
Media Use and Evaluation > Get News Weekly Newsmagazines Table Every week Several times a month Occasionally Never No opinion % % % % % 2008 Dec 4-7 8 3 20 68 * 2006 Dec 11-14 12 6 18 64 * 2004 Dec 5-8 11 4 21 64 * 2002 Dec 5-8 12 5 20 63 * 1998 Jul 13-14 15 6 27 52 -- 1998 Mar 6-9 13 6 26 54 1 1995 Aug 11-14 14 5 30 51 --
Media Use and Evaluation > Get News Sunday News Programs Table Every week Several times a month Occasionally Never No opinion % % % % % 2008 Dec 4-7 21 6 21 53 * 2006 Dec 11-14 19 5 26 50 * 2004 Dec 5-8 18 7 22 53 * 2002 Dec 5-8 18 5 25 52 * 1998 Jul 13-14 17 6 27 50 -- 1998 Mar 6-9 18 5 27 49 1 1995 Aug 11-14 16 5 32 47 --
Media Use and Evaluation > Get News Evening TV News Magazine Shows Table Every week Several times a month Occasionally Never No opinion % % % % % 2008 Dec 4-7 17 11 40 31 * 2006 Dec 11-14 20 12 45 23 * 2004 Dec 5-8 19 11 44 26 * 2002 Dec 5-8 23 12 45 20 -- 1998 Jul 13-14 ^ 30 14 42 14 * 1998 Mar 6-9 ^ 30 15 42 12 1 1995 Aug 11-14 ^ 33 15 43 9 --
Media Use and Evaluation > Citizen Journalism Reliable Table More reliable Less reliable Same (vol.) No opinion % % % % 2007 Jan 5-7 45 48 3 5
Media Use and Evaluation > Citizen Journalism Concerns Accuracy Table Yes, have concerns No, do not No opinion % % % 2007 Jan 5-7 62 35 3
Media Use and Evaluation > Traditional Journalism Concerns Accuracy Table Yes, have concerns No, do not No opinion % % % 2007 Jan 5-7 61 38 1
Media Use and Evaluation > Likely Participate Citizen Journalism Table Very likely Somewhat likely Not too likely Not at all likely No opinion % % % % % 2007 Jan 5-7 8 16 34 41 *
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