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Story by Hank Lacey

Colorado Filmmaker Don Colacino will present his film "Trusted Sources" Monday night as part of the Estes Valley Voice's Civility in the Public Square initiative. Credit: Don Colacino / Colacino Productions

Estes Park residents depend heavily on trusted news. Wildfires, the state of the community’s tourism-driven economy, the functioning of the institutions that govern it and provide services – those and other important concerns mean that good journalism is essential to the quality of life. 

But Americans have a complicated relationship with the news media. Polls show that only a fraction of the country trusts it.

Colorado-based filmmaker Don Colacino’s new documentary, “Trusted Sources” delves into the roots of Americans’ distrust in journalism and explores how consumers can identify credible information..

Colacino explained the motivation behind his film: “We’re living in a time where people are more likely to believe that journalists are manufacturing stories than telling the truth,” he said. “The whole notion of ‘fake news’ has become pervasive.”

Why Americans distrust the news—and what can be done

The Edelman Trust Barometer found this year that 60% of Americans believe journalists “are purposely trying to mislead people by saying things they know are false or gross exaggerations.” And Gallup, Inc. found this month that public confidence in the nation’s news media has reached historic lows, with only about a third of Americans expressing it. Some surveys show that only a quarter of respondents view the news media favorably...

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https://estesvalleyvoice.com/2024/10/26/media-trust-on-trial-filmmaker-colacino-brings-trusted-sources-to-estes/