Media
The chart below (Figure 1) , from the Media Insight Project, illustrates how Democrats, Independents, and Republicans feel about the news media as a whole versus the news media they use most often. Figure 1 Looking at this chart, we can see that Democrats typically hold the news media in a better regard than Independents and Republicans. For example, 47% of Democrats agree that the news media is willing to admit their mistakes, as opposed to 20% of Republicans. This trend continues when the study narrows its focus, asking participants about the specific news media that they consume. However, we see a rise in the numbers for both Independents and Republicans. When Republicans were asked whether "the news media" cares about the people they report on, only 13% said that they did. When asked the same question about the media they use most often, 43% of Republicans said that their sources were caring, a significant 30% increase. This shows ...
