{"id":1808509,"date":"2023-01-17T13:34:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T18:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1808509"},"modified":"2023-01-17T13:39:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T18:39:57","slug":"study-journalists-among-the-most-distrusted-groups-in-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-journalists-among-the-most-distrusted-groups-in-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: Journalists Among the Most Distrusted Groups in World"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstudy-journalists-among-the-most-distrusted-groups-in-world%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1808509&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Study-Finds-journalists-Are-Now-among-the-most-distrusted-groups-in-the-world.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>A new study found that journalists are amongst the most distrusted group in the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edelman.com\/sites\/g\/files\/aatuss191\/files\/2022-01\/2022%20Edelman%20Trust%20Barometer%20FINAL_Jan25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Edelman Trust Barometer<\/a>More than two-thirds of respondents were concerned that journalists and reporters might be exploited. \u201cpurposely trying to mislead people by saying things they know are false or gross exaggerations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The highest percentage of journalists among all the groups is shown.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the findings show that this percentage is higher than any of the other groups and one percentage point higher than the government leaders.<\/p>\n<p>This latest finding is eight percentage points higher than the previous year, which shows that people are losing trust in media.<\/p>\n<p>Journalists fare slightly better when the question is phrased differently.<\/p>\n<p>The lowest ranking group was Government leaders at 42%. Journalists came in second at 46%.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists and colleagues were at 75% &#038; 74% respectively, the most trusted groups.<\/p>\n<p>The findings reveal a growing distrust in media.<\/p>\n<p>Only 35% of those surveyed said that media is a unifying force, while 46% stated media divide society.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyfetched.com\/avalanche-of-media-outlets-are-firing-staff-or-shutting-down-completely\/\">Avalanche of Media Outlets are Firing Staff or Shutting Down Completely<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Over three quarters of respondents expressed concern about fake news weaponization.<\/p>\n<p>Ronald Reagan, President of the United States, praised the centrality of the media to American democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince the founding of this nation, freedom of the press has been a fundamental tenet of American life,\u201d Reagan stated this on October 6, 1983.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no more essential ingredient than a free, strong, and independent press to our continued success in what the Founding Fathers called our \u2018noble experiment\u2019 in self-government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The media has evolved a lot since then and is now an entity that is not different from a Government lobbyist.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump has highlighted the problems with media over the years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is great anger in our Country caused in part by inaccurate, and even fraudulent, reporting of the news,\u201d Trump declared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Fake News Media, the true Enemy of the People, must stop the open &#038; obvious hostility &#038; report the news accurately &#038; fairly.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new study found that journalists are amongst the most distrusted group in the world. 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