Only 6% Think News Media are Very Trustworthy

A nationwide survey of 1,000 likely voters this week by pollster Scott Rasmussen shows voters dont put a lot of trust in the news reported by the media.

Only 6 percent of respondents rated the news media as "very trustworthy." The number drops lower among Republicans at 4 percent. But, even the Democrats seem to cast a critical eye, with only 10 percent saying the media are very trustworthy.

Most of those surveyed have all but given up on print newspapers, with only 10 percent saying they still get inky fingers.

The survey was conductedFeb. 26-27. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points.