Public Views Towards the Press

A study done by Sacred Heart University found that the public's bias towards the media might be more serious than the bias of the press itself. The public feels as though the media is not a trusting source much of the time. Journalists may need to continue to improve so that the media moves in a trusting path. In this way the public will start to regain the media's trust. On the other hand, journalists are supposedly more accountable than ever with the information they pass to the public.

I feel that the public needs to be more responsible in realizing which sources they are receiving their information from. Some sources are obviously not going to be as accredited as others. In this way, the public can have confidence in the media. They just need to make sure they are using media sources that they trust themselves. Journalists will always have a continuous fight to gain the faith of the public. Journalists need to constantly strive for higher journalism goals to prove to the public that the media can and should be trusted.

If you would like to read more, here is the link to the article:

http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=101&aid=136625