> In one small consolation, in both cases Americans had more trust in local news.
This trust in "local" news is often misplaced given how many local news outlets - television stations or newspapers - have been subsumed by larger interests.
For anyone who hasn't seen it, the Deadspin video of dozens of local news anchors reading the same editorial content handed down by Sinclair Broadcast Group is striking:
There is an awful lot of really, really good stuff put out by local newspapers and TV stations but people ought to be thoughtful about their use of any media.
This trust in "local" news is often misplaced given how many local news outlets - television stations or newspapers - have been subsumed by larger interests.
For anyone who hasn't seen it, the Deadspin video of dozens of local news anchors reading the same editorial content handed down by Sinclair Broadcast Group is striking:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fHfgU8oMSo
https://deadspin.com/how-i-made-a-dumb-video-making-fun-of-s...
There is an awful lot of really, really good stuff put out by local newspapers and TV stations but people ought to be thoughtful about their use of any media.