In 1972, in the midst of the Watergate scandal, Gallup first polled Americans to gauge their trust in the media. 68 percent said they did. Four years later in 1976, that rose to 72 percent.Gallup still asks that question of consumers, and trust in media is now at an all-time low of 31 percent, a slow burn that has been ongoing for decades.
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