The divide between Democrats and Republicans on which news sources are trustworthy remains stark.
Last year, The Economist / YouGov published the results of a poll asking Americans where they get their news from and how much they trusted 22 prominent media organizations. YouGov revisited the topic this year by asking Americans to share how much trust they place in even more broadcast, digital, print, and social media outlets: 56 in total. …
As was the case last year, there are still very few news organizations that are considered trustworthy by sizable proportions of both Democrats and Republicans. The cable news outlet CNN is the most politically polarizing media source we asked about. …
The other outlets that have the largest chasm in trust between Democrats and Republicans — both of them trusted more by Democrats — are MSNBC and the New York Times. CONTINUED
Linley Sanders, YouGov
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