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This chart shows U.S. voters' attitudes towards the trustworthiness of the media and/or the president (in percent)
Never since Richard Nixon was in office more than 40 years ago, has a President had such an antagonistic relationship with the media like Donald Trump has today. He considers himself at war with the media and calls outlets whose reporting he disapproves of “fake news”. There seems to be a corrosion of trust in either the President or the so-called Fourth Estate, depending on your political preferences....
This chart makes it very clear why the divide between Republicans and Democrats in the US is so wide and how the media has a huge challenge reaching out to supporters of Trump. Trump appears to have achieved his goal not only branding media as "fake news" but convincing his supporters of the fact.
Two key questions to ponder: