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27% of Americans believe that journalists contribute "not very much" or "nothing" to society. The only group of people who did worse are business executives and lawyers. Figures.27% of Americans believe that journalists contribute "not very much" or "nothing" to society. The only group of people who did worse are business executives and lawyers. Figures.
The study by Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life poll, released yesterday, also showed that 28% of Americans said that journalists contribute a lot to society. This number is down 10% compared to figures from 2009. Women in particular appear to have lost of a lot of faith in journalists, with 46% of women in 2009 holding journalists in great esteem.The study by Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life poll, released yesterday, also showed that 28% of Americans said that journalists contribute a lot to society. This number is down 10% compared to figures from 2009. Women in particular appear to have lost of a lot of faith in journalists, with 46% of women in 2009 holding journalists in great esteem.
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