Gallup finds Americans' trust in media to report news fully, accurately and fairly has dropped from last year, notes Grumpy Editor.
The pollster says trust fell to 36 percent, four percentage points below 2020.
Gallup reports a slim seven percent of adults have "a great deal" and 29 percent "a fair amount" of trust and confidence in newspapers, television and radio news reporting.
Combined, that puts it four points above Gallup's 32 percent record low in 2016.
These findings, from a Sept. 1-17 poll, are the latest in Gallup's tracking of the public's confidence in key U.S. institutions that began in 1972.
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WILL HOLLYWOOD BECOME GHOST TOWN? A strike looms for Hollywood’s major industry as its key union --- representing more than 150,000 behind-the-scenes entertainment workers --- approves a strike if negotiations over working conditions and pay break down.
TEXAS HOUSING COSTS APPEAL. A key reason Texas is one of the fastest-growing states is housing costs, finds a University of Texas, Austin, study. Most homes cost under $200,000. In California. as comparison, about 58 percent of houses cost more than $500,000.
N.Y. LIBRARY LATE FEES GONE. Libraries in New York City no longer will charge late fees and will waive existing fees for overdue books and other materials.
RARE DISH SELLS AT AUCTION. A rare 16th century dish depicting the biblical tale of Samson and Delilah sells at auction at more than $1.7 million. Discovered in a drawer at a Scottish house, the plate measures 11 inches in diameter and is believed to have been made by Nicola da Urbino around 1520-23.
RETIRED AIRCRAFT CARRIERS SELL FOR ONE-CENT EACH. The USS Kitty Hawk and the USS John F Kennedy, warships from the Vietnam and Gulf wars, are sold for one cent each to a scrap metal dealer in Texas.
SMALL HOUSE PRICE TAG DRAWS INTEREST. In the Boston suburb of Newton, where the median home price is more than $1 million, interest is focused on a $449,900 property for sale. But it’s only 251 square feet, yet features a loft bed, kitchenette, skylight, room for storage in the basement and a large driveway.
SQUIRREL STORES WALNUTS IN VEHICLE. Bill Fischer of Fargo, North Dakota, says he removed about 42 gallons of walnuts from his Chevy Avalanche pickup truck parked outside his home, after a red squirrel selected the vehicle as its winter storage area.
ANTARCTICA ENCOUNTERS VERY DEEP FREEZE. While this year’s summer set records for heat in the U.S., Antarctica was in a very deep freeze. Average temperature at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station between April and September was minus 78 degrees, coldest on record, dating back to 1957.
BASEBALL GAME LENGTH GROWS. Baseball games are getting longer. Average time of a nine-inning Major League Baseball game this season is a record 3 hours, 10 minutes, 7 seconds. Perhaps it’s time to speed up pitchers action from the mound.
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