April 21, 2021Last week, I criticized a recent report from the American Press Institute and the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. That report made a number of bold claims about the American public and what it said was a widespread lack of support for core journalistic values like transparency, oversight, and giving voice to the less powerful. Among those claims:
Only 29% of Americans believe that “a good way to make society better is to spotlight its problems.”
Just 44% of Americans support the journalistic value of transparency.
Only half 50% of Americans support the journalistic value of giving voice to the less powerful.