The United States has also done its share to contribute to the distrust.
And each one of such incidents contributes to the mounting distrust that the American public has in its available news sources.
"The silence of the authorities and their unwillingness to answer questions contributes to the growth of distrust and animosity in the population," he wrote on his blog.
Dragging out the cameras for so minor a crime contributes to the anxiety and distrust associated with a surveillance society, alienating neighbor from neighbor, a high price to pay to thwart a petty transgression.
"The various ambiguities, uncertainties, the prosecutor's office's silence, the lack of consequent actions and then discoveries such as this one will add up, contributing to the rising distrust of those who have conducted the investigation and the rising distrust of the government," Aleksander Smolar, a political scientist, said in a radio interview.
The continuous stream of charges of bias contributed to the current distrust by Americans of the national media.
Also contributing to the growing distrust is the perceived blurring of news and opinion, which can be a legitimate beef.
Can anyone claim, with honesty, that Trump's rhetoric has not contributed to the antagonism, distrust and simmering violence of American political culture today?
Also, the diplomatic efforts aimed at uniting the Mongols with Christian European powers in a joint Crusade against the Muslims might have contributed to the Mamlūks' distrust of the Christians.
Reporters and editors who dissent from President Trump's political positions, therefore, need to take particular care in what they write and publish lest they make similar mistakes and contribute to the ongoing distrust in which the U.S. mainstream media is held.
