The press and the media in general - once known as the quot;4th Estatequot; suggesting their importance to an informed citizenry and the protection...

The press and the media in general - once known as the "4th Estate" suggesting their importance to an informed citizenry and the protection of Democratic ideals - have low levels of public trust ( less than 30% in the World Values and National Opinion Research Surveys).  http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/WVSOnline.jsp, last retrieved 1/19/16

What should the media do to re-establish that trust?