A DealBook Task Force Grapples With Media Trust and Biases
Legacy journalists on a DealBook Summit panel warned about interference from President Trump, while panelists from new media said he is just the “coroner” for a field that had already lost credibility.
A deficit of trust in the media is happening at a time when the industry is more fragmented than ever: Podcasters, streamers and influencers compete for attention with legacy media companies and traditional journalists, as well as social media platforms.
So, whom should people trust? And what is “the media?”
A high-profile seven-person panel convened at the DealBook Summit to tackle the ways the media industry is being interrupted and disrupted, including by President Trump’s hostile approach to reporters and the rise of journalists as brands and personalities.
Related Knowledge Center: Trust in news media
In ancient media times, when newspapers made money and three network news behemoths roamed the land, a vast majority of Americans trusted what they saw on television and read in the paper. No more: The slide in trust that began in the 1970s continues to this day, with fewer and fewer people believing what they find in the news cacophony.