1. Democrats report much higher levels of trust in a number of news ...

The State of Public Trust in Government 2024

A new national survey conducted by the Partnership for Public Service confirms that America's crisis of public trust in government is growing.

Exploring the links between political polarization and declining trust ...

Despite having access to more information than ever before, Americans' trust in the news has been declining in recent years.

The impact of disinformation on democratic processes and human ...

COVID-19 compounds both these dynamics and has unleashed more intense waves of disinformation, allied to human rights and democracy setbacks.

A new measure of Americans' deep distrust of the media

Washington Post-Schar School polling in six swing states found that 7 in 10 voters don't trust the media to report on politics accurately and fairly.

FEC: Home

Find what you need to know about the federal campaign finance process. Explore legal resources, campaign finance data, help for candidates and committees, ...

Media Freedom: A Downward Spiral

Experience has shown, however, that press freedom can rebound from even lengthy stints of repression when given the opportunity. The basic desire for democratic ...

Trust levels in mass media to report news fairly U.S. by politics 2023

According to a 2023 survey, Democrats were overwhelmingly more likely than Republicans to express trust in the mass media to report the news ...

Measuring Trust in the Press in a Changing Media Environment

Our results suggest that an accessibility bias combined with the proliferation of news sources in recent years may lead individuals to think of distrusted ...

Trust and the Media: Arguments for the (Irr)elevance of a Concept

A long-standing research tradition within media and journalism studies concerns the question of the publics' trust in the media.

What's Behind American Distrust in Elections? - IGCC

The closely contested 2020 presidential race was followed by unsubstantiated allegations of vote fraud and a wide partisan divide over trust ...

Why Democracy Matters and How To Make It Work for the 21st Century

Although democracy is failing to meet the needs of many Americans, it is far preferable to an autocratic system, and it can be modernized with a compelling set ...

Overcoming indifference: what attitudes towards news tell us about ...

Trust in news specifically matters for journalists who want people to rely on their reporting, for news media who depend on people paying attention to (and ...

Trust in government - OECD

Countries face a crisis of trust which becomes increasingly concerning amid economic downturns, health emergencies and other crises.

Dealing with propaganda, misinformation and fake news

Propaganda, misinformation and fake news have the potential to polarise public opinion, to promote violent extremism and hate speech and, ultimately, to ...

Harvard Youth Poll

A national poll released today by the Institute of Politics (IOP) at Harvard Kennedy School indicates that among 18-to-29-year-olds ...

The Perception Gap

Do you have a yawning Perception Gap, or are you in sync with the American public? Our study explores how Americans tend to have a distorted understanding ...

Six ways the media influence elections

Story by Andra Brichacek. Video by Ryan Lund and Aaron Nelson. Photos by Schaeffer Bonner and Karly DeWees.Ask Donald Trump and he'll tell ...

Who Voters Trust for Election Information in 2024

Most Americans have confidence in the 2024 presidential election. They are more confident that votes in their community and state will be counted accurately ...

2023 Edelman Trust Barometer Global Report

The Trust Index is the average percent trust in NGOs, business, government and media. TRU_INS. Below is a list of institutions. For each one, please indicate ...

Report provides up-close look at pro-democracy conservatives | Hub

In contrast to those who reject the results of the 2020 election, nearly a third of Republicans accept the results, trust institutions, ...