LWW
12-19-2010, 03:10 AM
And here you have it folks, in an actual scientific poll ... Fox was seen as most accurate at a rate of 675% of that of MSNBC, which may explain why they named one of their shows "CROOKS AND LIARS" IMHO:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">"Americans know bias and imbalance when they see it and they don't like it.
When most service organizations strive for consumer satisfaction ratings in
the high eighties to low nineties, an overall positive rating of 40.7% is
dismal," said Jerry C. Lindsley, director of the Sacred Heart University
Polling Institute. He added, "Americans know that it's just not that hard to
present both sides and keep personal bias at home."
By four-to-one margins, Americans surveyed see The New York Times (41.9% to
11.8%) and National Public Radio (40.3% to 11.2%) as mostly or somewhat
liberal over mostly or somewhat conservative.
By a three-to-one margin, Americans see news media journalists and
broadcasters (45.4% to 15.7%) as mostly or somewhat liberal over mostly or
somewhat conservative.
And, by a two-to-one margin, Americans see CNN (44.9% to 18.4%) and MSNBC
(38.8% to 15.8%) as mostly or somewhat liberal over mostly or somewhat
conservative.
Just Fox News was seen as mostly and somewhat conservative (48.7%) over mostly
or somewhat liberal (22.3%).
<span style='font-family: Arial Black'><span style='font-size: 11pt'>The most trusted national TV news organizations, for accurate reporting, in
declining order included:</span> <span style='font-size: 26pt'>Fox News (27.0%),</span> <span style='font-size: 23pt'>CNN (14.6%),</span> <span style='font-size: 11pt'>and</span> <span style='font-size: 20pt'>NBC News (10.90%).</span> <span style='font-size: 11pt'>These were followed by </span><span style='font-size: 17pt'>ABC News (7.0%),</span> <span style='font-size: 14pt'>local news (6.9%),</span> <span style='font-size: 11pt'>CBS News
(6.8%)</span> MSNBC (4.0%), <span style='font-size: 8pt'>PBS News (3.0%),</span> <span style='font-size: 8pt'>CNBC (0.6%)</span></span> <span style='font-size: 11pt'>and</span> <span style='font-size: 8pt'>CBN (0.5%).</span>
In 2003, CNN led Fox News on "trust most for accurate reporting" 23.8% to
14.6%.
EXPERTS AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT
-- Jerry C. Lindsley, director, Sacred Heart University Polling Institute
-- James Castonguay, Ph.D., associate professor and chair, Sacred Heart
University's Department of Media Studies & Digital Culture
To speak with these experts, please contact Funda Alp at 203-396-8241 or
alpf@sacredheart.edu.
How the Poll Was Conducted
The Sacred Heart University Polling Institute completed 800 interviews with
residents nationwide between November 26 - December 5, 2007. The sample was
generated proportional to population contribution in all 50 states.
Statistically, a sample of 800 completed telephone interviews represents a
margin for error of +/-3.5% at a 95% confidence level.
About Sacred Heart University
Sacred Heart University, the second-largest Catholic university in New
England, offers more than 40 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs on
its main campus in Fairfield, Connecticut, and satellites in Connecticut,
Luxembourg and Ireland. Approximately 5,800 students attend the University's
four colleges: Arts & Sciences; Education & Health Professions; University
College; and the AACSB-accredited John F. (Jack) Welch College of Business.
The Princeton Review includes SHU in its "Best 366 Colleges: 2008," U.S. News
& World Report's "America's Best Colleges 2008" ranks SHU among the best
master's universities in the North, and Intel rates it #11 among the nation's
most "unwired" campuses. SHU fields 32 division I athletic teams, and has an
award-winning program of community service. http://www.sacredheart.edu
For additional Sacred Heart University news, please visit
http://www.sacredheart.edu/pressroom.cfm.</div></div>
OH DEAR! (http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS160770+08-Jan-2008+PRN20080108)
LWW
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">"Americans know bias and imbalance when they see it and they don't like it.
When most service organizations strive for consumer satisfaction ratings in
the high eighties to low nineties, an overall positive rating of 40.7% is
dismal," said Jerry C. Lindsley, director of the Sacred Heart University
Polling Institute. He added, "Americans know that it's just not that hard to
present both sides and keep personal bias at home."
By four-to-one margins, Americans surveyed see The New York Times (41.9% to
11.8%) and National Public Radio (40.3% to 11.2%) as mostly or somewhat
liberal over mostly or somewhat conservative.
By a three-to-one margin, Americans see news media journalists and
broadcasters (45.4% to 15.7%) as mostly or somewhat liberal over mostly or
somewhat conservative.
And, by a two-to-one margin, Americans see CNN (44.9% to 18.4%) and MSNBC
(38.8% to 15.8%) as mostly or somewhat liberal over mostly or somewhat
conservative.
Just Fox News was seen as mostly and somewhat conservative (48.7%) over mostly
or somewhat liberal (22.3%).
<span style='font-family: Arial Black'><span style='font-size: 11pt'>The most trusted national TV news organizations, for accurate reporting, in
declining order included:</span> <span style='font-size: 26pt'>Fox News (27.0%),</span> <span style='font-size: 23pt'>CNN (14.6%),</span> <span style='font-size: 11pt'>and</span> <span style='font-size: 20pt'>NBC News (10.90%).</span> <span style='font-size: 11pt'>These were followed by </span><span style='font-size: 17pt'>ABC News (7.0%),</span> <span style='font-size: 14pt'>local news (6.9%),</span> <span style='font-size: 11pt'>CBS News
(6.8%)</span> MSNBC (4.0%), <span style='font-size: 8pt'>PBS News (3.0%),</span> <span style='font-size: 8pt'>CNBC (0.6%)</span></span> <span style='font-size: 11pt'>and</span> <span style='font-size: 8pt'>CBN (0.5%).</span>
In 2003, CNN led Fox News on "trust most for accurate reporting" 23.8% to
14.6%.
EXPERTS AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT
-- Jerry C. Lindsley, director, Sacred Heart University Polling Institute
-- James Castonguay, Ph.D., associate professor and chair, Sacred Heart
University's Department of Media Studies & Digital Culture
To speak with these experts, please contact Funda Alp at 203-396-8241 or
alpf@sacredheart.edu.
How the Poll Was Conducted
The Sacred Heart University Polling Institute completed 800 interviews with
residents nationwide between November 26 - December 5, 2007. The sample was
generated proportional to population contribution in all 50 states.
Statistically, a sample of 800 completed telephone interviews represents a
margin for error of +/-3.5% at a 95% confidence level.
About Sacred Heart University
Sacred Heart University, the second-largest Catholic university in New
England, offers more than 40 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs on
its main campus in Fairfield, Connecticut, and satellites in Connecticut,
Luxembourg and Ireland. Approximately 5,800 students attend the University's
four colleges: Arts & Sciences; Education & Health Professions; University
College; and the AACSB-accredited John F. (Jack) Welch College of Business.
The Princeton Review includes SHU in its "Best 366 Colleges: 2008," U.S. News
& World Report's "America's Best Colleges 2008" ranks SHU among the best
master's universities in the North, and Intel rates it #11 among the nation's
most "unwired" campuses. SHU fields 32 division I athletic teams, and has an
award-winning program of community service. http://www.sacredheart.edu
For additional Sacred Heart University news, please visit
http://www.sacredheart.edu/pressroom.cfm.</div></div>
OH DEAR! (http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS160770+08-Jan-2008+PRN20080108)
LWW