Fox News Losing Trust Of The Public

Public Policy Polling has just released its second annual review of how much the public trusts various news outlets.   Last year Fox was trusted by nearly half of the viewing public with 49% of the public trusting them and only 37% mistrusting them -- giving them a +12 rating.   But things were very different this year.  

This year shows Fox News is trusted by only 42% (a drop of 7 points) and is now mistrusted by 46% (up by 9 points) -- giving it a change of -16 points (the biggest change of any network).   And not surprisingly, the only group that gives Fox a high trust factor is old white conservative Republicans.   This is because they obviously slant their programs to preach the Republican Party line.

Here is how Fox News fares when the figures are broken down by demographic groups (and the numbers show the people who trust and distrust Fox News):

CONSERVATIVES
Trust..........72%
Mistrust..........16%
Not sure..........12%

MODERATES
Trust..........28%
Mistrust..........60%
Not sure..........11%

LIBERALS
Trust..........6%
Mistrust..........82%
Not sure..........12%

WOMEN
Trust..........41%
Mistrust..........44%
Not sure..........15%

MEN
Trust..........42%
Mistrust..........48%
Not sure..........9%

REPUBLICANS
Trust..........67%
Mistrust..........22%
Not sure..........11%

DEMOCRATS
Trust..........22%
Mistrust..........65%
Not sure..........13%

INDEPENDENTS
Trust..........36%
Mistrust..........52%
Not sure..........11%

WHITES
Trust..........46%
Mistrust..........42%
Not sure..........13%

HISPANICS
Trust..........35%
Mistrust..........56%
Not sure..........9%

AFRICAN-AMERICANS
Trust..........25%
Mistrust..........63%
Not sure..........12%

18 TO 29 YEAR-OLDS
Trust..........38%
Mistrust..........52%
Not sure..........9%

30 TO 45 YEAR-OLDS
Trust..........43%
Mistrust..........46%
Not sure..........11%

46 TO 65 YEAR-OLDS
Trust..........39%
Mistrust..........49%
Not sure..........12%

65 YEAR-OLDS & OLDER
Trust..........48%
Mistrust..........38%
Not sure..........14%