{"id":122074,"date":"2020-02-10T12:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T17:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/topics\/trust-media-and-democracy"},"modified":"2023-05-24T13:15:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T17:15:45","slug":"trust-media-and-democracy","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/topics\/trust-media-and-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Trust, Media and Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Knight Foundation launched the Trust, Media and Democracy<\/a> initiative in 2017 to inform solutions to declining trust in journalism and other democratic institutions. Knight has partnered with Gallup to produce a research series that seeks to better understand this trend by exploring Americans\u2019 evolving relationship with the news media and the ways in which Americans seek information and engage in the democratic process.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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The research series is anchored by the biennial American Views<\/em> survey, a large-scale poll of Americans\u2019 attitudes and opinions about the news media and its role in our democracy. Findings from this survey have underscored the linkage between increasing perceptions of partisan bias in news content and the decline in trust Americans\u2019 have for the media as an institution. The 2018 report<\/a> found that while Americans valued the role of the news media as an important institution in a free society, they did not believe it was fulfilling its democratic roles well.  In 2020<\/a>, Gallup and Knight documented continued pessimism and further partisan entrenchment about how the news media delivers on its democratic mandate for factual, trustworthy information. Nevertheless, Americans have not lost sight of the value of news: strong majorities uphold the ideal that the news media is fundamental to a healthy democracy.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Parts 1<\/a> and 2<\/a> of our most recent American Views report explore the public\u2019s concerns about the disconnect between journalism\u2019s business model and its role as a democratic institution. The findings underscore the urgency of restoring trust as a financial imperative for the news industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Gallup and Knight have also undertaken a range of experimental research as part of this series that can inform journalistic practice. In 2019, the series found evidence that small interventions \u2014 such as better informing audiences of the financial crisis facing local news and of the positive correlation between local news consumption and civic participation \u2014 can increase willingness to pay for local news<\/a>. The partnership also created NewsLens<\/a>, an experimental news aggregator platform to observe and measure news consumption behaviors. This platform was most recently used to study how Americans interacted with news content around the 2020 election and found that, while they do not seem to consume news in so-called echo chambers, Americans tend to assess news content from politically consonant outlets higher than from others. The study also found that personal relevance is a key factor in how readers rate the quality of news they consume online.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Taken together, this ongoing research series comprises one of the most comprehensive studies of how Americans are informed today and their complex attitudes toward an important pillar of our democracy.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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AMERICAN VIEWS 2022: Part 2, TRUST MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY<\/a><\/h3>

Overview Democracy in America relies on an independent press to inform citizens with accurate information. Yet today, two forces pose significant challenges to this function: the growing struggle of news organizations to maintain financial independence and the growing distrust of news among the public. In Part 1 of the American Views 2022 report, Gallup and [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div>

February 15, 2023<\/div>AMERICAN VIEWS 2022: Part 2, TRUST MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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American Views 2022: Part 1<\/a><\/h3>

News in America: Public Good or Private Enterprise? A robust press is vital to a healthy democracy. But newsrooms need resources to create reliable news that is accessible and free from influence.  Since 2017, Gallup and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation have studied public opinion on the news media\u2019s role in American [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/div>

October 19, 2022<\/div>American Views 2022: Part 1<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Media and Democracy: Unpacking America\u2019s Complex Views on the Digital Public Square<\/a><\/h3>
March 9, 2022<\/div>Media and Democracy: Unpacking America\u2019s Complex Views on the Digital Public Square<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The future of tech policy: American views<\/a><\/h3>
June 16, 2020<\/div>The future of tech policy: American views<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Techlash? America\u2019s Growing Concern With Major Technology Companies<\/a><\/h3>
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March 11, 2020<\/div>Techlash? America\u2019s Growing Concern With Major Technology Companies<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>
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American Views 2022: Part 1<\/a><\/h3>
October 19, 2022<\/div>American Views 2022: Part 1<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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NewsLens 2020: How Americans Process the News<\/a><\/h3>

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American Views 2020: Trust, Media and Democracy<\/a><\/h3>
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Putting a Price Tag on Local News<\/a><\/h3>
November 15, 2019<\/div>Putting a Price Tag on Local News<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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State of Public Trust in Local News<\/a><\/h3>
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Indicators of news media trust<\/a><\/h3>
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People like you: How personal and community ratings influence trust in media<\/a><\/h3>
July 25, 2018<\/div>People like you: How personal and community ratings influence trust in media<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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An online experimental platform to assess trust in the media<\/a><\/h3>
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Assessing the effect of news source ratings on news content<\/a><\/h3>
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Americans\u2019 views of misinformation in the news and how to counteract it<\/a><\/h3>
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Perceived accuracy and bias in the news media<\/a><\/h3>
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Knight Foundation launched the Trust, Media and Democracy initiative in 2017 to inform solutions to declining trust in journalism and other democratic institutions. Knight has partnered with Gallup to produce a research series that seeks to better understand this trend by exploring Americans\u2019 evolving relationship with the news media and the ways in which Americans seek information […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":152246,"template":"","meta":{"knight_foundation_app_header_links":[],"knight_foundation_app_newsletter_config":"{\"type\":\"topic\",\"fields\":[{\"name\":\"email\",\"label\":\"Email Address\",\"required\":true},{\"name\":\"fname\",\"label\":\"First Name\",\"required\":true},{\"name\":\"lname\",\"label\":\"Last Name\",\"required\":true},{\"name\":\"consent\",\"label\":\"Sign me up for the newsletter\",\"required\":true}],\"topic\":{\"categoryId\":\"e59ba88220\",\"id\":\"34bbde52d6\",\"listId\":\"8abdf7d3d4\",\"name\":\"Trust, media and democracy\"},\"interests\":[{\"categoryId\":\"e59ba88220\",\"id\":\"a29a14d4c1\",\"listId\":\"8abdf7d3d4\",\"name\":\"What's New @Knightfdn Newsletter (every other week)\"},{\"categoryId\":\"e59ba88220\",\"id\":\"24a0e5dbd3\",\"listId\":\"8abdf7d3d4\",\"name\":\"Communities\"},{\"categoryId\":\"e59ba88220\",\"id\":\"c9a522e59b\",\"listId\":\"8abdf7d3d4\",\"name\":\"Arts\"},{\"categoryId\":\"e59ba88220\",\"id\":\"f5fe267159\",\"listId\":\"8abdf7d3d4\",\"name\":\"Journalism\"},{\"categoryId\":\"e59ba88220\",\"id\":\"34bbde52d6\",\"listId\":\"8abdf7d3d4\",\"name\":\"Trust, media and democracy\"},{\"categoryId\":\"e59ba88220\",\"id\":\"bf5c8dd3d0\",\"listId\":\"8abdf7d3d4\",\"name\":\"Strengthening local news\"},{\"categoryId\":\"e59ba88220\",\"id\":\"b56d5d190e\",\"listId\":\"8abdf7d3d4\",\"name\":\"Smart Cities\"},{\"categoryId\":\"e59ba88220\",\"id\":\"a4aba6eaf6\",\"listId\":\"8abdf7d3d4\",\"name\":\"Arts technology\"},{\"categoryId\":\"e59ba88220\",\"id\":\"72c00c7e5c\",\"listId\":\"8abdf7d3d4\",\"name\":\"Public spaces\"},{\"categoryId\":\"9daba7c186\",\"id\":\"436ea38a24\",\"listId\":\"8abdf7d3d4\",\"name\":\"Akron, OH\"},{\"categoryId\":\"9daba7c186\",\"id\":\"cf5a016fee\",\"listId\":\"8abdf7d3d4\",\"name\":\"Charlotte, NC\"},{\"categoryId\":\"9daba7c186\",\"id\":\"a59944ed18\",\"listId\":\"8abdf7d3d4\",\"name\":\"Detroit, MI\"},{\"categoryId\":\"9daba7c186\",\"id\":\"6188760987\",\"listId\":\"8abdf7d3d4\",\"name\":\"Macon, GA\"},{\"categoryId\":\"9daba7c186\",\"id\":\"983d9fa31d\",\"listId\":\"8abdf7d3d4\",\"name\":\"Miami, FL\"},{\"categoryId\":\"9daba7c186\",\"id\":\"c52facf6e6\",\"listId\":\"8abdf7d3d4\",\"name\":\"Philadelphia, PA\"},{\"categoryId\":\"9daba7c186\",\"id\":\"d204298efc\",\"listId\":\"8abdf7d3d4\",\"name\":\"San Jose, CA\"},{\"categoryId\":\"9daba7c186\",\"id\":\"1f33fdd1aa\",\"listId\":\"8abdf7d3d4\",\"name\":\"St. Paul, MN\"}],\"topicName\":\"Trust, media and democracy\"}","knight_foundation_app_open_graph_description":"","knight_foundation_app_open_graph_image":0,"knight_foundation_app_open_graph_title":"","knight_foundation_app_subnav_title":"","knight_foundation_app_subnav_hide":false,"knight_foundation_app_table_of_contents":[],"_cr_original_post":"","_cr_replace_post_id":"","_cr_replacing_post_id":"","knight_foundation_app_topic_short_summary":"","knight_foundation_app_topic_summary":""},"tags":[],"communities":[],"challenges":[],"program-areas":[5446],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/122074"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":92,"href":"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/122074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":370168,"href":"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/122074\/revisions\/370168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122074"},{"taxonomy":"communities","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/communities?post=122074"},{"taxonomy":"challenges","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/challenges?post=122074"},{"taxonomy":"program-areas","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program-areas?post=122074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}