With trust in journalistic institutions like newspapers and television at an all-time low, Americans across the country were united in their New Year’s resolution for the media: “Tell the truth.”
“I’m just tired of the media just pushing it one way and not being fair to all sides,” Rene told Fox News Digital in Canby, Oregon.
Only 31% of American adults expressed a “great deal” or “fair amount” of confidence that the media will report the news fully and accurately, according to the poll published by Gallup in October. A larger share (36%) said they did not trust the media at all.
American trust in the media is at an all-time low, with only 31% of adults trusting news outlets to report the news fairly in 2024, according to a Gallup poll. (iStock)
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Goran, from Birmingham, Michigan, said the media’s New Year’s resolution should be “impartiality and fairness.”
“I think it needs to go back to American values and what we stand for,” he added.
Justin, of Knoxville, Tennessee, hopes “to see more congruence and to see people agree on things more and not attack each other so much.”
“And maybe we could focus on some good things instead of all the bad,” Tracy said in Houston, Texas.
In New York, Isabella said the media should “be less biased” in 2025.
“I feel like it would be better to look at everything [rather] but just like, separate points of view,” the Ohio native said.
People in Oregon, Texas, Michigan, Tennessee and New York shared what they think the media’s New Year’s resolution should be. Variations of “tell the truth” were the most common response. (Fox News Digital)
Ethan in Birmingham told Fox News Digital that “the media is divided right now.”
“Everywhere you look, there’s a difference of opinion,” he said. “I just want true coverage and fair coverage for everyone.”
Reputable newspapers, incl The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times, came under fire this year for refusing to endorse a presidential candidate. Post owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said the move was a “principle decision” to increase the paper’s credibility.
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Owner of the LA Times Ph.D. Patrick Soon-Shiong similarly embarked on a campaign to steer his paper in a more balanced direction, which resulted in the resignation of several members of the editorial board.
“It’s a two-way street,” said Oscar in Houston. “Always understand, try to understand both sides.”
Click here for more than Americans about their hopes for media in 2025.
Hannah Ray Lambert called from Canby, Oregon; Elizabeth Heckman called from Houston; Joshua Q. Nelson reported from Birmingham, Michigan; Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi reported from Knoxville, Tennessee; and Nikolas Lanum called from New York.
