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Mainstream media faces a credibility crisis—research shows how the news can still serve the public

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John Sutter : Mainstream media is the least trusted group among 10 U.S. civic and political institutions.

He says people across the political spectrum are unconvinced of mainstream media's self-described credibility.

Sutter says solidarity journalism offers a way forward for journalism to build credibility.

She says journalists reporting in solidarity do their jobs differently.

Instead, marginalized people's direct accounts shape coverage of what they are going through, says John Sutter .

Sutter: A subset of mainstream journalists quietly do solidarity reporting already.

He says this model should be central to how journalism envisions its purpose and public service.

Through solidarity practices, mainstream media has a chance to achieve truthful reporting, he says.

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