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Trusting the News Media in the Trump Era

Appendix: Detailed tables

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Political party

Confidence that journalists will act in the best interests of the public, by party
Views of journalists’ ethical standards, by party
Views of the watchdog role of the news media, by party
Perceptions of fairness in news coverage, by party
Trust in information from national news organizations, by party
Loyalty to news sources, by party

Approval of Trump within each political party

Views of journalists’ ethical standards, by approval of Trump’s job performance within each political party
Views of the watchdog role of the news media, by approval of Trump’s job performance within each political party
Perceptions of fairness in news coverage, by approval of Trump’s job performance within each political party
Trust in information from national news organizations, by approval of Trump’s job performance within each political party
Loyalty to news sources, by approval of Trump’s job performance within each political party

Engagement – with politics and the news

Confidence that journalists will act in the best interests of the public, by political awareness
Views of journalists’ ethical standards, by political awareness
Views of the watchdog role of the news media, by political awareness
Perceptions of fairness in news coverage, by political awareness
Trust in information from national news organizations, by political awareness
Loyalty to news sources, by political awareness
Confidence that journalists will act in the best interests of the public, by news engagement
Views of journalists’ ethical standards, by news engagement
Views of the watchdog role of the news media, by news engagement
Perceptions of fairness in news coverage, by news engagement
Trust in information from national news organizations, by news engagement
Loyalty to news sources, by news engagement

Personal trust in others

Confidence that journalists will act in the best interests of the public, by personal trust in others
Views of journalists’ ethical standards, by personal trust in others
Views of the watchdog role of the news media, by personal trust in others
Perceptions of fairness in news coverage, by personal trust in others
Trust in information from national news organizations, by personal trust in others
Loyalty to news sources, by personal trust in others

Demographic groups

Confidence that journalists will act in the best interests of the public, by demographic groups
Views of journalists’ ethical standards, by demographic groups
Views of the watchdog role of the news media, by demographic groups
Perceptions of fairness in news coverage, by demographic groups
Trust in information from national news organizations, by demographic groups
Loyalty to news sources, by demographic groups
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