Survey: Public prefers news from professional journalists

Source Poynter on August 29, 2012 0 Comments
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"Survey: Public prefers news from professional journalists," Poynter, August 29, 2012.

The public’s trust in the institution of the press may be fading, and digital platforms have opened the publishing world to anyone with a desire to speak, but it seems professional journalists themselves are not seen as obsolete.

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More than 60 percent of U.S. adults say they “prefer news stories produced by professional journalists,” and more than 70 percent agree that “professional journalists play an important role in our society,” according to new survey data from the Reynolds Journalism Institute.

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