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Chart of the Day: Trust in Media

Samuel A. Kiburz, Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer Oct 7, 2025
Line graph illustrating Americans' trust in newspapers (blue line) and TV news (black line) from 1973 to 2023.

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Today’s Chart of the Day is from Gallup and shows Americans' trust, or lack of, in mainstream media over the past 50 years.

Quite simply, it is not a healthy trend. Americans' confidence in newspapers peaked at 50% in 1980 and is at a dismal 15% today. Similarly, the American trust in TV news has also fallen from a peak of 45% in 1995, to an even worse 10% today.

Can the media change directions to improve? Or is the trend on track to continue, potentially, to (an impossible?) zero.
Chart of the Day

About the Author

Samuel A. Kiburz, Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer
Samuel A. Kiburz, Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer

Samuel serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer for the Crews family of banks. He manages the individual investment holdings of his clients, including individuals, families, foundations, and institutions throughout the State of Florida. Samuel has been involved in banking since 1996 and has more than 20 years experience working in wealth management.

Investments are not a deposit or other obligation of, or guaranteed by, the bank, are not FDIC insured, not insured by any federal government agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal.

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