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Re:Whistleblowers are the conscience of society, yet suffer ... by kelnos on Sunday April 30, 2023 @07:58PM (#35767683)
> Everyone knows the news media is rigged beyond saving

Is that true, though? Or do we, in our bubble, just believe that? I wouldn't be surprised if a majority of people think the news media -- at least the particular subset of the news media they choose to watch -- is more or less ok.

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Re:Whistleblowers are the conscience of society, yet suffer ... by somenameforme on Sunday April 30, 2023 @11:10PM (#35768706)
Here's [1] a survey from the end of 2022 asking this exact question. Across all adults, those who have at least "some" trust in the news they personally get from national news orgs has fallen from 76% to 61% in the past 6 years. While that's still a majority, and a sizable majority, it won't be for long on the current trajectory. And that's for when the bar is set to "some trust"!

[1] - https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/10/27/u-s-adult...

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