Question $21$

Which statement best characterizes Americans' views about the influence of the media?

More Americans believe that news organizations are declining in importance in $2021(48$ percent$)$ than in the previous year $(33$ percent$).$

In $2021,$ more Americans believed news organizations are gaining influence in the United States $(41$ percent$)$ compared to the previous year $(30$ percent$).$

$$ Nearly all Americans $(95$ percent$)$ believe that the media are gaining in influence. $$ Americans are increasingly likely to report that the media are in decline, and this is especially true among Democrats.