How Much Confidence Do Americans Have in the Media?

Sam Gill, a vice president at the Knight Foundation, joins us to discuss a major new report on the public’s eroding trust in U.S. media; the challenges facing the journalism industry in fulfilling its democratic responsibilities; and how party polarization plays a major role in Americans’ views of the media. Later, we update the percentage of Democrats who identify as liberals and discuss how it has changed since 2001.