rors could conso…alism” was created, and media literacy was promoted as a way to bring media and audiences closer.
After reviewing the academic literature on media and trust, the report found that there is no conclusive evidence about how trust in media is built or lost. Another key finding of this review is that “each media environment’s unique characteristics make it almost impossible to generalize across societies.” For example, liberals in the United States tend to trust media more, while in the United Kingdom it is the conservatives. Similarly, while correcting errors could consolidate trust for a newspaper in one country, it would breed more suspicion in another.
Despite the disparity, researchers have found some common traits. Unsurprisingly, people tend to …