Media Research | Boomers Daily

From a Rand.org online release:

Many people (41 percent) indicated that they believed that news has become less reliable than in the past; a similar number (44 percent) said they believed there has been no change; and 15 percent said they thought news is more reliable now.

Different demographic groups get their news in different ways

People whose primary news sources are social media and in-person contacts are generally younger and female, and they tend to have less education than a college degree and lower household incomes.
People whose primary news sources are print publications and broadcast television tend to be be significantly older, and they are less likely to be married.
People whose primary news source is radio are significantly more likely to be male, less likely to be retired, and more likely to have a college degree.
People whose primary news sources are online platforms are significantly younger, more likely to be male and have a college degree and higher income, and less likely to be black.

Attitudes toward the reliability of news are mixed

Overall, 44 percent reported that they believed “the news is as reliable now as in the past.”
Nearly the same amount — 41 percent — reported a belief that the news has become less reliable.
A minority (15 percent) said that they believed that the news is more reliable now.
There was an association between news consumption profiles and perceptions of reliability — people who relied more heavily on online, radio, and social media/in-person platforms to obtain news were less likely to say that news is more reliable now than in the past.