A survey held at the end of December 2021 in the United States found that 42 percent of adults trusted local news to give them information they needed to vote, compared to just 23 percent who said the same about national news, though 35 percent admitted they did not trust either type of news in this respect. Local news was overall more trusted than national news, however consumers were dubious about the reliability of both when it came to reporting without bias and providing equal coverage of both sides of an issue.
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Knight Foundation. (May 19, 2022). Trust in local and national news coverage among adults in the United States as of December 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1329951/local-national-news-coverage-trust-us/
Knight Foundation. "Trust in local and national news coverage among adults in the United States as of December 2021." Chart. May 19, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/1329951/local-national-news-coverage-trust-us/
Knight Foundation. (2022). Trust in local and national news coverage among adults in the United States as of December 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/1329951/local-national-news-coverage-trust-us/
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Trust in local and national news coverage among adults in the United States as of December 2021 [Graph], Knight Foundation, May 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1329951/local-national-news-coverage-trust-us/
