Media Trustworthiness

According to the Pew Research Center, Americans’ trust in the media is declining, particularly among those who identify as Republican. Millennials and younger Americans don’t receive their news from traditional media sources. What has caused this shift, and are media conglomerates or consumers to blame? The news landscape has become a place where speed is valued over accuracy, headline-grabbing clicks generate more revenue than in-depth reporting, and consumers willingly seek out news sources that feed their own biases. Can we ever return to the days when the media was trusted by the majority?