Line chart showing Americans who say the U.S. news media is unfavorable, by political party, from a survey taken of at least 5,000 U.S. adults from 2017 to 2022. In 2017, 48 percent of Independents, 68 percent of Republicans and 18 percent of Democrats said the media was unfavorable. In 2022, 66 percent of Independents, 79 percent of Republicans and 28 percent of Democrats said the media was unfavorable.