Writers Tricks of the Trade Issue 1 Volume 8

M EDIA L EAST T RUSTED I NSTITUTION G LOBALLY (C ONT ’ D ) Collapse of trust in the U.S. is driven by a staggering lack of faith in government, fueled by reports in the media, some of which are not accurately reported. Trust fell  14 points to 33 percent among the general population, and  30 points to 33 percent among the informed public A ND WHAT ARE THE MOST TRUSTED U.S. INDUSTRIES ?     Technology (75 Percent) Remains The Most Trusted Sector Followed By Education (70 Percent), Professional Services (68 Percent) Transportation (67 percent) ACCORDING TO E DELMAN THE LEAST TRUSTED  Financial Services (54 Percent)  Consumer Packaged Goods (60 Percent)  Automotive (62 Percent) We don’t really have an evaluation here of the power of journalists to control reactions to created facts and interjecting personal opinions into what should be unbiased reporting. As writers, don’t you think (or wish) we still had more integrity in reporting? The unfortunate thing is the rush to be first to break a story without taking time to check its veracity S PRING 2018 P AGE 12 W RITERS ’ T RICKS OF THE T RADE

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