(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) A significant majority of American voters are under the impression that the political bias in the mainstream media is getting worse.
According to Big League Politics, 62% of likely voters think media bias is more prevalent than ever; 10% believe it is improving, while 26% are under the impression that it has stayed the same.
Fifty-two percent of voters do not trust the political news, contrasting a 32% who are confident in the output of the news; 16% of people surveyed are unsure.
Meanwhile, only 42% of people revealed that they trust the mainstream media’s coverage of the recent FBI raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. Forty-four percent do not trust the coverage; an additional 14% are unsure.
Other revelations from the survey:
- 68% of Democratic voters do trust the corporate press about the FBI raid, while 70% of Republicans are doubtful of it.
- 82% of all voters do believe “fake news” is an issue that must be addressed within the media, with 62% rating it as a very serious issue.
- 58% of voters win an income over $200,000 believe the mainstream media’s coverage of the FBI’s raid. Those with incomes between the $30,000 and $50,000 range do not trust the media’s coverage of the raid.
Majorities of every demographic group, with the exception of Democrats, say the bias is getting increasingly worse.
There are already changes being made in the mainstream media in an attempt to swing in a more neutral direction.
CNN, for example, is going through several big changes after new CEO Chris Licht came on the scene, with several prominent names, such as Jeffrey Toobin and Brian Stelter, leaving the network.
“I would like to see CNN evolve back to the kind of journalism it started with, and actually have journalists, which would be unique and refreshing,” he said in an interview.
The censorship continues, however, with increasing pressure from the government to maintain a unified narrative across social media, the corporate press and the White House.
