First, the data:
Poll: Internet, Fox News Are Most Trusted News Sources
The web is the most trusted news medium (over TV and print combined), and Fox News is the most trusted TV news source, according to results from a new Zogby poll commissioned by the Independent Film Channel.
Fox ruled with 39.3 percent of those polled beating out CNN at 16 percent and MSNBC at 15 percent.
These results are good fodder for Fox in defending its claims of being "Fair and Balanced" -- it's also interesting to note that more people in the poll described themselves as Democrats than Republicans -- but the majority of Americans seem to also have little faith in the media at all.
The online survey of 3,472 adults two days after the election found that three out of four people think that the media influenced the outcome, and about the same number also think that the media in general is biased.
In the other categories, The New York Times was the most trusted newspaper and Rush Limbaugh (12.5 percent) came out on top among news personalities closely followed by Fox?s Bill O?Reilly (10.1 percent).
Elizabeth Hasselbeck, Stephen Colbert and Chris Matthews were the least trusted personalities, all scoring under 2 percent.
Link: http://blog.wired.com/business...1/internet-fox-ne.html
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Next, the commentary:
I believe the reason the web is generally a more trusted source, is because there are no pundits or talking heads to deliver it and therefore less inherent bias delivered, or if there is bias, it's more subtle.
Frankly, I was rather shocked that Fox News is the most trusted when it comes to TV. Their right-leaning bias is quite noticeable, just like MSNBC's left-leaning bias is downright obvious. CNN strikes me as the more middle-of-the-road source, relative to the other two.
NY Times as most trusted paper? Interesting. Limbaugh? Top trusted news personality? Hmmm, interesting too. And finally, I'm not surprised by the bottom members of the scale, except for one: Stephen Colbert? Um, I'm not sure why anyone would mention him considering the fake news format. Do some people really believe the Daily Show and Colbert Report are real news sources?
Finally, Elizabeth Hasselbeck and Chris Matthews score the lowest, because both wear their bias on their sleeves and I think viewers cannot help but notice that. Elizabeth's infamous tirades reveal her as a full-on wingnut and Matthews' "tingly feelings" about Obama are not only creepy, but just totally inappropriate.
It's unfortunate we can't have a news source that just delivers the stories with zero bias, although I wonder if that's even possible?
Poll: Internet, Fox News Are Most Trusted News Sources
The web is the most trusted news medium (over TV and print combined), and Fox News is the most trusted TV news source, according to results from a new Zogby poll commissioned by the Independent Film Channel.
Fox ruled with 39.3 percent of those polled beating out CNN at 16 percent and MSNBC at 15 percent.
These results are good fodder for Fox in defending its claims of being "Fair and Balanced" -- it's also interesting to note that more people in the poll described themselves as Democrats than Republicans -- but the majority of Americans seem to also have little faith in the media at all.
The online survey of 3,472 adults two days after the election found that three out of four people think that the media influenced the outcome, and about the same number also think that the media in general is biased.
In the other categories, The New York Times was the most trusted newspaper and Rush Limbaugh (12.5 percent) came out on top among news personalities closely followed by Fox?s Bill O?Reilly (10.1 percent).
Elizabeth Hasselbeck, Stephen Colbert and Chris Matthews were the least trusted personalities, all scoring under 2 percent.
Link: http://blog.wired.com/business...1/internet-fox-ne.html
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Next, the commentary:
I believe the reason the web is generally a more trusted source, is because there are no pundits or talking heads to deliver it and therefore less inherent bias delivered, or if there is bias, it's more subtle.
Frankly, I was rather shocked that Fox News is the most trusted when it comes to TV. Their right-leaning bias is quite noticeable, just like MSNBC's left-leaning bias is downright obvious. CNN strikes me as the more middle-of-the-road source, relative to the other two.
NY Times as most trusted paper? Interesting. Limbaugh? Top trusted news personality? Hmmm, interesting too. And finally, I'm not surprised by the bottom members of the scale, except for one: Stephen Colbert? Um, I'm not sure why anyone would mention him considering the fake news format. Do some people really believe the Daily Show and Colbert Report are real news sources?
Finally, Elizabeth Hasselbeck and Chris Matthews score the lowest, because both wear their bias on their sleeves and I think viewers cannot help but notice that. Elizabeth's infamous tirades reveal her as a full-on wingnut and Matthews' "tingly feelings" about Obama are not only creepy, but just totally inappropriate.
It's unfortunate we can't have a news source that just delivers the stories with zero bias, although I wonder if that's even possible?
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