As nearly all of the public sphere in the United States temporarily shutters amid a coronavirus pandemic, more Americans may look to tune in to regular federal or state government pressers or televised town halls
Some 59 percent of adults say they have"a lot" or"some" trust in broadcasters while 43 percent say the same about the President's messaging, a Hollywood Reporter/Morning Consult survey shows.
But more U.S. adults are likely to say they trust what they're hearing from network news than the guidance from President Trump or Vice President Mike Pence, aThe new poll surveyed attitudes about media trustworthiness, as well as broader opinion about institutions disseminating information about the pandemic.
Network news had similar trustworthiness figures across age groups. Some 51 percent of Americans in the 18-29 age group say they have "a lot" or "some" trust in network news reporting on the virus, while 59 percent of adults in the 30-44 age group, 56 percent in the 45-54 age group and 61 percent in the 55-64 age group reply the same.
About 57 percent of respondents say they placed either "a lot" or "some" trust in newspaper reporting about coronavirus, with the same percentage saying the same about radio sources.
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