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When Lidia Curanaj took the anchor seat on a recent edition of Carl Higbie FRONTLINE, she did what too few in legacy newsrooms will — she called out the establishment press for creating the very distrust it now laments. Her blunt, common-sense question — can you blame Americans for not trusting the media? — hit a nerve because it echoes what millions of hard-working patriots feel every day: the so-called watchdogs have become partisan actors.
That skepticism is not invented by conservatives; it is reflected in the data. Polling from Gallup and other reputable trackers shows confidence in mass media has dropped to historic lows, with a growing share of Americans saying they do not trust newspapers, TV, and radio to report fully and fairly. For people who have watched the same outlets get caught telling half-truths, spinning narratives, and protecting political allies, that decline in trust is not a mystery — it’s an inevitable consequence.
As audiences vote with their remotes and their clicks, they’re migrating away from the old gatekeepers toward independent voices and platforms that actually answer their questions instead of lecturing them. Reports from the Reuters Institute show a major shift toward podcasters, independent commentators, and digital alternatives — a revolt against the predictably biased messaging delivered on repeat by legacy newsrooms. That trend proves what conservatives have been saying for years: Americans crave honest reporting, not sermons from media elites.
No one should be surprised when outlets that pushed narratives and punished dissent lose viewers; people notice when double standards and selective outrage are the rule. The rising audience for outlets like Newsmax — where hosts and guest hosts such as Curanaj are willing to ask uncomfortable questions and challenge the narrative — is proof positive that viewers are searching for news that treats them like responsible citizens rather than foot soldiers for a political cause. The ratings gains are a clear repudiation of the mainstream’s groupthink.
Patriots know that a free press is vital, but freedom doesn’t mean immunity from accountability. Journalists who conflate opinion with reporting, suppress inconvenient facts, or cheerlead for one side of the political aisle should be held to the same standard as any other powerful institution. If the press wants its credibility back, it will stop hiding behind excuses and start doing the hard, honest work of informing the public instead of shaping it.
Lidia Curanaj’s straight talk on FRONTLINE is the kind of tough, principled journalism America needs more of — not another lecture from a newsroom that has long since abandoned balance. Ordinary Americans deserve outlets that report the truth, defend our values, and give voice to the millions who’ve been written off by the coastal pundit class. If the legacy media won’t reform itself, then viewers will keep voting with their eyes and ears, and that is exactly how a free market of ideas is supposed to work.
