Webpart of our opinion series exploring the american middle, this editorial examines why and how the public has lost trust in today’s polarized news media, and how we can undo. Webamerican's trust in media has fallen to a historic low, according to new polling from gallup. Trust in media had previously dropped to 32% in. Media lost the trust of the public. Presidential election had americans glued to their screens. Webthe news media, like many other major u. s. Institutions, has suffered from a decline in public confidence in recent years. A key question for the future of the news.