If the measure of media success is an informed citizenry, then what does the chart say about the media?

If what we take from the news is so wrong, why we would we trust it at all to convey accurate news effectively?

This is a colossal failure of American journalism. https://t.co/Sdto3OM9Pc pic.twitter.com/sRK96WVuaM

— David Menschel (@davidminpdx) October 10, 2016