National

Media Trends

Axios Media Trends

David Ellison names Ynon Kreiz as Paramount-WBD co-CEO

Hegseth accuses media of treason in pugnacious annual address

Media Deals

Exclusive: OpenWeb launches forums for publishers

Publishers turn doom loop admission against government

Media Trends Executive

Republicans' trust in media makes sharp comeback

A line chart that tracks the share of Americans expressing trust in mass media from 1997 to 2026. Overall, trust peaked at 55% in 1998 and 1999, then declined to 33% by 2026. Democrats' trust peaked at 76% in 2018 and fell to 50% by 2026. Independents' trust declined steadily from 55% to 31%, and Republicans' declined from 52% to 22%.

Share of Americans who say they have a great deal or a fair amount of trust in mass media, by party

Student paper laid groundwork for Cornell scandal coverage

AI drives FOIA boom

Growth in U.S. FOIA requests <span style="background: #5a579f; padding:3px 5px; color: black">received</span> and <span style="background: #aaa3f3; padding: 3px 5px; color: white;">processed</span>

Data: U.S. Department of Justice; Chart: Axios Visuals

Scoop: Trump's hand-picked, taxpayer-funded ads about to ramp up

Exclusive: Fast Company launches private WhatsApp for working moms

CNN partners with digital-first Jubilee for Texas Senate town hall

Back to Business

The developments that matter in how we share and consume information and entertainment.

Media & journalism industry

Media coverage from Axios

C-Suite

Retail news

Elon Musk

Dealmaking

Latest news on Wall Street, Corporate America and financial regulation.

Business

topics

politics-policy

epstein-files

donald-trump

2026-midterm-elections

immigration

behind-the-curtain

race-and-equity

technology

privacy-tech-regulation

automation-and-ai

tiktok-news

big-tech

social-media

cybersecurity

economy

social-security

inflation

tariffs

federal-reserve

transportation

business

c-suite

retail-news

media

elon-musk

dealmaking

health

rfk-jr

drug-prices

axios-explains-abortion

public-health

world

israel

axios-explains-ukraine

iran

russia

china

energy-climate

nuclear-energy

climate-energy-policy

climate-change

extreme-weather

alternative-energy

electric-vehicles

science

emerging-tech

biomedicine

newsletters

charlotte

salt-lake-city

denver

fort-lauderdale

cincinnati

scottsdale

boulder

kansas-city

austin

chicago

dallas

detroit

atlanta

indianapolis

nashville

nw-arkansas

columbus

hollywood

washington-dc

north-of-cincy

mesa

richmond

san-francisco

boston

des-moines

houston

phoenix

miami

philadelphia

seattle

new-orleans

colorado-springs

huntsville

raleigh

san-antonio

twin-cities

pittsburgh

san-diego

tampa-bay

portland

cleveland

arapahoe

douglas

axios-local

axios-pro

axios-live

the-axios-show