Public Trust, Media Responsibility and Public Journalism: US Newspaper Editors and Educators' Attitudes About Media Credibility.

Concludes that media educators and editors of daily newspapers in the United States had similar concerns about public trust and media responsibility, and both groups saw public journalism as a potential means for improving media credibility. Suggests that educators, however, were significantly more likely to state that the media are contributing to public mistrust of government. Discusses implications for journalism educators. (SG)