Is the press the enemy of the people

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From time to time we like to check in on the polling about public perceptions of the press. President Trump's daily insults are definitely having an effect, but most people reject his anti-media rhetoric -- and that includes many of his voters. 

Check out this new data from Quinnipiac, asking if people side with "enemy of the people" or the view that "the news media is an important part of democracy." Only 23% say "enemy" best reflects their POV. 66% reject that and say the press is important. Now, I don't mean to discount the fact that tens of millions of people support the enemy rhetoric. But Quinnipiac pointed out that there's a divide among Republicans on the question: "Republicans say 49 - 36% that the news media is the enemy of the people. Every other listed party, gender, education, age and racial group says the media is an important part of democracy."

Another Q poll finding: "By 52 - 35%, voters trust the media more than Trump to tell the truth about important issues." But "Republicans trust Trump more than the media 82 - 9%." As Jay Rosen has put it, "Trump is their primary source of information about Trump."
 

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