<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/> Distrust in U.S. Media Edges Up to Record High<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2010/09/30/distrust-in-u-s-media-edges-up-to-record-high/> *Scotty Starnes <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/>*| September 30, 2010 at 11:00 AM | Tags: Democrats <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/democrats/>, liberal media<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/liberal-media/>, liberals <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/liberals/>, media bias<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/media-bias/>, trust in the media<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/tag/trust-in-the-media/>| Categories: Uncategorized <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/category/uncategorized/> | URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-2U9
I wonder why? Could it be due to the overtly liberal bias or overtly covering Obama's ass with lies and spin? Gallup.com reports: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- *For the fourth straight year, the majority of Americans say they have little or no trust in the mass media to report the news fully, accurately, and fairly. The 57% who now say this is a record high by one percentage point.* <http://scottystarnes.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/lztfj7_rhu28bf6xn8jbmw.gif> The 43% of Americans who, in Gallup's annual Governance poll, conducted Sept. 13-16, 2010, express a great deal or fair amount of trust ties the record low, and is far worse than three prior Gallup readings on this measure from the 1970s<http://www.gallup.com/poll/1663/Media-Use-Evaluation.aspx> . Trust in the media is now slightly higher than the record-low trust in the legislative branch<http://www.gallup.com/poll/143225/Trust-Legislative-Branch-Falls-Record-Low.aspx>but lower than trust in the executive and judicial branches of government, even though trust in all three branches is down sharply this year. These findings also further confirm a separate Gallup poll that found little confidence in newspapers and television<http://www.gallup.com/poll/142133/Confidence-Newspapers-News-Remains-Rarity.aspx>specifically. *Nearly half of Americans (48%) say the media are too liberal*, tying the high end of the narrow 44% to 48% range recorded over the past decade. One-third say the media are just about right while 15% say they are too conservative. Overall, *perceptions of bias* have remained quite steady over this tumultuous period of change for the media, marked by the growth of cable and Internet news sources<http://www.gallup.com/poll/113314/Cable-Internet-News-Sources-Growing-Popularity.aspx>. Americans' views now are in fact identical to those in 2004, despite the many changes in the industry since then. Guess what political party believes there is no liberal bias in the news? *Democrats and liberals remain far more likely than other political and ideological groups to trust the media and to perceive no bias.* <http://scottystarnes.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/pxwfdyoz60kppsv9cc2cww.gif> Add a comment to this post<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2010/09/30/distrust-in-u-s-media-edges-up-to-record-high/#respond> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/11169/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/11169/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gofacebook/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/11169/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gotwitter/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/11169/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/11169/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/11169/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/11169/> [image: WordPress] WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com/> | Thanks for flying with WordPress! Manage Subscriptions<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=5d39acfd19218362d540a3fc3dc3315d&email=baconlard%40gmail.com>| Unsubscribe<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=5d39acfd19218362d540a3fc3dc3315d&email=baconlard%40gmail.com&b=uoxBf%26cLgA4CEaWI-QhT-C%2C%7CgecSyxL7K_WDs%7EvV%26>| Publish text, photos, music, and videos by email using our Post by Email <http://support.wordpress.com/post-by-email/> feature. *Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser:* http://subscribe.wordpress.com -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
