Not sure I understand your NPR comment. Distrust among Dem/Lean Dem is 3%, the lowest level tied with The Atlantic and Axios (for some reason). Affirmative trust among Dem/Lean Dem is 47%, which isn't the highest but clearly in a very trusted category.

Sure, as an absolute rust number 47% may seem low, but the distrust number is the more important one, and in general there's less affirmative trust than expected across the board for generally reliable news sources.