During a February 2022 survey, 59 percent of Gen Z respondents stated that they had some or a lot of trust in newspapers, despite online news outlets being the more popular choice for these consumers. Social media and podcasts were the least trusted sources overall, and just 22 percent of boomers said they trusted social networks as a news source.
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