Entry:

Zimmer, Troy A., "The Impact of Watergate on the Public's Trust in People and Confidence in the Mass Media," Social Science Quarterly, 59 (March, 1979), 743-751.

Abstract:

Differences exist between people who voted for Nixon and those who voted for McGovern in their personal trust. Confidence in television and the press are investigated over time since the Watergate affair. In general, Nixon voters trusted people less and had less confidence in TV and the press after Watergate. McGovern voters, however, trusted people more and had greater confidence in the press and TV. After 1975, these trends were discontinued; opinions of voters in 1972 returned to where they were before W

1973-76

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SRC 1972