In the annual public surveys about trust and reputation, journalists and the media have regularly fallen near the very bottom, often just above Congress. But in this year's Gallup poll, we have managed to fall below Congress. Our profession is now the least trusted of all. Something we are doing is clearly not working.
Instead of trusting news sources like the Post, they turn to off-the-cuff podcasts, inaccurate social media posts and other unverified news sources, which can quickly spread misinformation and deepen divisions.
To win this fight, we will have to exercise new muscles. Some changes will be a return to the past, and some will be new inventions.
This decision not to endorse any candidate for president provoked a revolt in the newsroom, resignations from various staff members, and a mass cancellation of subscriptions by angry readers.
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