According to a recent report, “‘Biased,’ ‘Boring’ and ‘Bad’: Unpacking perceptions of news media and journalism among U.S. teens,” released in November 2025, 45 percent of teens said that journalists do more harm to democracy than protect it.
Biased, boring’ and ‘bad’: Unpacking perceptions of news media and journalism among U.S. teens. (2025). News Literacy Project. https://newslit.org/news-and-research/teens-and-news-media/