Americans More Pessimistic About Morals Than Ever

Americans More Pessimistic About Morals Than Ever

A majority of U.S. adults expressed pessimism about the nation’s morals for the first time in polling history, according to a Gallup report published June 9. More than half (54%) of U.S. adults believe that America has “poor” moral values, and a majority (83%) believe...
Pessimism Reigns Over US Moral Values

Pessimism Reigns Over US Moral Values

Nearly half (47%) of U.S. adults believe the state of moral values in the nation is currently poor, with a majority (67%) expressing the sense that the country’s moral values are getting worse, according to a Gallup report published June 16. Neither figure is an...
Moral Values Mold Public’s View of Journalism

Moral Values Mold Public’s View of Journalism

Public trust of journalists has been in decline for decades in the U.S. A recent study conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research (AP-NORC) suggests that a key factor is skepticism about several core journalistic principles. Five core...