Trust in the media has been a controversial subject that citizens of this country have been asked over the years of the media's existence. It is hard to determine the idea of the trust itself without someone being concerned about their idea of trust. This blog will be about just how trust is determined today and why everyone, including yourself, the one reading this blog, determines trust differently from another person.
In Chapter 3 from Do Americans Share Journalism Core Values, the Media Insight says that 40% of people say that the media is trustworthy, while 37% believe the news is untrustworthy. There is a lot to break down from what people say to trust the media. Does the person trust the media because it considers their core values? Do the person's political beliefs matter when dealing with trustworthiness? No matter what judges a story or a media source, trust comes from exactly one person and spreads to the next one. Some might agree with a specific view, while others will not agree. That is how life tends to play out for almost any situation or problem, and trust in the media is no different. What appears to be laid out on the table is that a person will always have a different view when talking about trusting the media.
An important note to make about trust is to see the political spectrum of how people are trusting the media. In a study made by Jeffery Gottfried and Jacob Lideke, they determine numerous ways that the political status of people has impacted the ways they look into the media. In the study in review, it seems that Democrats are more trustful towards the media while Republicans are the least trustful. Politics have always come into a person's eyesight when they're talking about significant issues, whether the person is willing to talk about the issue or not. The media can either amplify the anger towards a specific topic or either have the person become more agreeable to a particular story or issue. That is why media can become either dangerous information or the most reliable information towards the grand audience.
Can there be a middle ground for issues such as these going forward? Unfortunately, there isn't a valid answer, and the problem is you can't just give a definite answer. Trust isn't a straightforward issue to make as the middle ground. A blogger named Noah Smith brings out a study of just how to trust itself can be recognized. His study brings out trust itself is declining and himself not finding the exact solution to the problem of solving trust. Therefore, there isn't a full-blown decision on this with many global issues.
The media and trust go together in a strange way that no one can deeply explain without being asked confusing questions or giving a simple answer. Trust is just built into the mind, and we can either accept a thing like the media or try to find another way to gain such information. The reality is, what can you trust exactly?
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