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‘A Terrible Irony’: How the Media Lost Trust

The Atlantic · Charlie Warzel · last updated
Americans have record-low trust in the media. They’re reading traditional news less. Platforms, too, have broken up with news organizations, making it harder for them to attract readers to their stories.

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