CNN

Since the early days of cable TV CNN was found to be the most trustworthy with 62% and MSNBC at 49% and Fox at 27%. The audience for CNN was 51% democrat, 18% republican and 23% independent while Fox was 39% republican, 33% democrat and 22% independent. During these years surveys showed that CNN was judged as mostly neutral in its coverage. Fox came on in 1996 as a conservative alternative and began taking viewers from CNN. In only a few years ratings dropped to the lowest level in 2012 and CNN has never recovered. A year ago the new CEO came on with the promise to move to the center but everything went down hill and ratings continued to fall. Today he was fired and no one is sure what is going to happen next. They have lost the trust of cable viewers and that may take years to recapture.