Ethics ratings plummet for journalists

A new Gallup poll said 41 percent of people polled said the media have low ethical standards. That’s 10 points higher than the prior high of 31 percent of those who held the same view of the press in 2008 and 2009.

Trust in college teachers has also slipped. A majority of those polled had said teachers have high or very high ethical standards, but that dropped to 47 percent. Additionally, those who said teachers have low or very low standards rose to 18 percent, up from 11 percent in 2009.

Partisan differences could also be seen in how college teachers are rated. Gallup said 33 percent of Republicans gave teachers a high rather, compared to 63 percent of Democrats.