Public’s Distrust of Media Reaches All-Time High
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Meredith Jessup
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“In general, how much trust and confidence do you have in the mass media — such as newspapers, TV and radio — when it comes to reporting the news fully, accurately and fairly?”
Not a whole lot, according to Gallup‘s latest public opinion survey which found a record 57 percent of Americans now they have little or no trust in the news media.
According to Gallup, nearly half (48%) of Americans say today’s news media is “too liberal,” while only 15 percent report that it’s “too conservative.”
Those who identify themselves as Democrats and liberals remain far more likely than other political and ideological groups to trust the media and to perceive no bias.
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historypaper
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:43pmThe American Public does its own research now. The more you research the more you realize how much the Media has been leading us along. The main-stream media is going, going almost gone.
Report Post »starman70
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 9:12amThey brought it on themselves. Thinking Americans, business owners and people who care about the future of this country are tired of the far leftist, communistic pshyco-babble spewed out by NBC (Nothing But Communism), ABC ( Always Broadcasting Communism), CBS (Communist Broadcasting Communism, CNN (Communist News Network), MSNBC (More S*** from Nothing But Communism) and the N.Y. Times (America‘s answer to Stalin’s Pravda).
Report Post »All American
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 9:04amThey dont deserve to even be mentioned,We watch Fox and ignore the rest.Let them play there little games. What is hidden will be seen,They are puppets for the progressive movement. soooooooooooo we dont need them.We tell everyone we just watch Fox and guess what they say(.so do we) JUST VOTE
Report Post »hempstead1944
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 8:05amThis is hardly a revelation……Only source of any truth at all is Fox……and they are constantly beseiged by the government….
Report Post »RableRouser
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:57amWhat is it with all these posts that have nothing to do with the article?
Report Post »Come on stay on the subject.Ignore these liberal flunkies.Classic liberal democrat tactics.
thegr8restoration
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 12:37amIsn’t it funny how off topic these liberal comenters are. We are talking about trust in media and they invoke “evil Sarah Palin” or “crazy Glenn Beck” Come on guys the least you could do is mock Fox news or The Blaze that would be more on topic. Oh by the way making the same comment on every artical makes you look lazy and foolish.
Report Post »Blevich
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 10:39pmThe only thing I am going to believe in the media is the truth but I seldom see it.
Report Post »extexjb
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 11:49pmThen you don’t listen to FOX
Report Post »katnandu
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 10:29pmWhy do these user names reference glen beck? Weird. Anyway….Sarah, stay safe and I will say a prayer for you and your family.
Report Post »GrassRootBeer
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 9:19pmThe best part about trolls is that every time they make a comment, they are donating to our cause via the ads. Every time the page refreshes… cha-CHING! ;)
Report Post »powhatan
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 8:50pmI gave up lieral media a few years ago…..I saw that so much was left out…so I turned it off….As the advertisers will soon find out….I often just look to see who is running ads on their news times and then I don’t buy those products..I know..probably childish, but it is my little revolution.
Report Post »flagbearer
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 8:41pmThe Huff-n-Puff, CNN, NY Times, etc., etc.–government owned and operated. Now, why don’t we trust them? They are as unethical as they come. THEY elected Obama, not the American voters. THEY have forgotten their sacred honor as America’s watchdogs. Anyone who works for them, as far as I am concerned, are traitors. And sponsors need to flee them, for as soon as we take back America, we’re going to replace them with good watchdogs.
Report Post »flyguync
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 8:21pmJust remember the recently passed financial “reform” legislation – the part about the government being able to take over a failing business? If any of the major news outlets start to falter, King Obama will step right in and save their hides. How do you think that will turn out?
Report Post »A1955Rosie
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 8:09pmIt all depends on what you want to hear…fluff or truth. I personally believe “forwarned is forearmed & knowledge is power.”
Report Post »NEVER SURRENDER
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 7:58pmThe media has been bought, bagged, and placed in the pantry of the White House kitchen… What’s for dinner?
Report Post »nevadapat
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 7:54pmThe next 30 days are going to be nothing but a huge amount of BS from politicians and the media. My mind is made but on how I will vote by the actions in the last year and a half by the Obummer administration. Nothing any politician or any media reporting is going to change my mind at this stage of the game. Vote the scum out……….and find a good book to read.
Report Post »PaleRyder
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 7:47pmWhy would anyone in their right mind believe anything these liars say. The media has done their best to help the dems destroy everything great about this nation. They smear any who oppose this total zero in the whitehouse. The lie about the legislation and help the dems hide their fraud and deceit. They have helped try to rewrite history and spew nothing but hate for any who do not march in goose-stepping unison with their socialistic agenda. There is nothing they can do to EVER restore the trust they had many,many years ago. There is nothing they can do to ever regain the trust of America and they don’t deserve the chance. They are enemies of a free America and should be treated and dealt with as such. They should be run out of business and eliminated from having any part of the national discussion on issues facing this country.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 9:24pmNo one here that I know is pushing Sarah Palen at least publicly so what is your point? I see Palen as a NEOCON on both military and foreign policy. IMO, she is NOT POTUS material but I love her because she sure riles up Progressives. (grin)
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 7:42pmIt’s wonderful to watch the destruction of a corrupt and biased media. Their power dissipates daily.
Report Post »Shawnie5
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 7:42pmWe needed a poll to tell us this? Seriously???
Report Post »Lisa
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 7:41pmWhen I first heard about Fox News a few years ago, I was a viewer of ABC and NBC news. As I started watching them all, I saw for myself that the liberal media leaves out the parts they don’t want you to know. Fox tells you the whole story. Thanks for the education! It is the greatest feeling to leave people speechless when “arguing with idiots.”
Report Post »Star Spankled
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 8:14pmSame here ! I used to watch ABC , then I came across FOX and I was hooked , I get more info from FOX then my friends and family get watching ABC , NBC , CBS and MSNBC . They have to ask “where did you hear that” all the time , they’re starting to catch on that they are only getting half the news ! lol
Report Post »Star Spankled
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 8:15pmAnd now I can Add The Blaze to that !!
Report Post »Two_Kids_Dad
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 12:49amI haven‘t watched network news in a long time unless I catch it while visiting someone else’s house, and then it’s only for a little while, just long enough for me to realize that I’m not missing anything. The internet has a LOT more sources and variety of opinion when seeking out news stories. A little self-policing to avoid the kooky sites and it’s all good.
Report Post »JohnBarleycorn
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 8:23amI started watching Fox News solely because I was alarmed by all the white supremacist, KKK racists I heard were spewing their vile hatred there.
Report Post »They must be there because the other stations say they are and I’m not leaving ’til I find them.
FreedomOfSpeech
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 7:41pmI think MSNBC should just hang it up. Remember the days when Chris Matthews was actually somewhat middle of the road? There‘s a cancer and a groupthink there that can’t be cured. The place should admit defeat and shut itself down.
Report Post »GlennBeckIsADemagogue
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 7:41pm“Admittedly, this is not what we were expecting,” said Robert Harwood, a doctor of divinity at the University of Cambridge. “The Bible speaks of a beast with seven horns and seven eyes, not a raven-haired woman from the north who knows not what foolishness she speaks of.”
“Still, there’s no denying it,” Harwood added. “The End of Days is upon us.”
One member of the crowd not torn apart by swarming harpies told reporters he feared living in a country where his daughters would grow up speaking Spanish and not be allowed to carry handguns.
“Palin for president!” Bill Coleman, 37, of Topeka, KS chanted, and the stench of flesh rotting in the belly of Satan rose up, and the stench of death rose up. “Sarah Palin for president!”
“Small town folks—the folks who grow our food, run our small businesses, and teach our kids—are getting pretty riled up by President Obama’s big socialist ideas,” Palin spoke as the stage upon which she stood was rent apart by an unseen hand, opening as unto a great chasm, whose gaping void she narrowly escaped by clinging to the podium.
FreedomOfSpeech
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 7:46pmYou’re a douche. Isn’t HuffPo missing you right about now?
Report Post »kdardad
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 8:08pmDo me a favor and go change your underwear after you take a shower, and please take the beer googles off! Oh yeah take the trash out! And go tell your Mom she’s calling you! How old are you 35-40 and still living in your parents basement! Get a JOB!!!!
Report Post »powhatan
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 8:48pmyou are not impressing anyone..but you are a little wierd and a bit sad..but whatever….at least we can see what the “other” side entails….not very much..ha hah ahahaha
Report Post »JEANNIEMAC
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 8:48pmYou are really reaching. When I see rants such as yours, I know you are an Alinsky follower, using the rule of ridicule. You guys can’t even be original.
Report Post »starman70
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 12:21pmWhat are you smoking?
Report Post »RWWallpaper
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 7:41pmIt’s only a matter of time before those on the left who have exchanged their journalistic integrity for a place on the “hope and change” bus. So I hope they enjoy the ride while it lasts because their day of reckoning is fast approaching.
Report Post »starman70
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 12:19pmHere is a story that ALL the mainstream media missed (Probably intentionally). The mainstream media was made aware of this but covered it up. True Chicago politics in action!
Look how the media tried to cover up the Edwards story until The National Enquirer printed it and the American people became aware of the facts.
Who used the word, “Honesty” in government?
Wow, she must have been really good at her job.
At the top right hand corner of page 17 of the New York Post, January 24, 2009,
was a column entitled, “Replacing Michelle” in the National Review, The Week.
Here it is below as it appeared:
Some employees are simply irreplaceable. Take Michelle Obama: The University of
Chicago Medical center hired her in 2002 to run ‘programs for community
relations, neighborhood outreach, volunteer recruitment, staff diversity and
minority contracting’.
In 2005 the hospital raised her salary from $120,000 to $317,000 – nearly twice
what her husband made as a Senator.
Her husband, Barak Obama, had just become a US Senator. He sure had. He
requested a $1 million earmark for the UC Medical Center, in fact. Way to
network, Michelle!
Now that Mrs…. Obama has
resigned, the hospital says her position will remain
unfilled. How can that be, if the work she did was vital enough to be worth
$317,000?
Let me add that Michelle’s position was a part time, 20 hour a week job.”
My thoughts: How did this bit of quid pro quo corruption escape the sharp
reporters that dug through Sarah Palin’s garbage and kindergarten files?
I hope this is forwarded so many times that the media will HAVE to cover it.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite government program.
Report Post »If you are a contributor to University of Chicago, you might want to rethink about your contributions.
FreedomOfSpeech
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 7:40pmI believe it. I distrust the mainstream media more and more every day. I get lots of news from non-US sources, compare it to US sources and figure the truth is probably somewhere between the two.
Please don’t let the Ground Zero Mosque story die. Imam Abdul Rauf wants to desecrate a graveyard. There were human remains at the mosque location.
Report Post »See video here (not graphic): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUn552ZZmc8
RableRouser
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 2:06amNo doubt,NBC and msnbc are the obummer cheerleading squad.CBS and ABC are always making excuses for him.The morning shows are like news for 5 year olds? what a joke.
Report Post »I get way more REAL news from outside the U.S.
GlennBeckIsADemagogue
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 7:39pmSarah Palin Speech Opens Sixth Seal IDAHO FALLS, ID—Speaking unto an audience of anti-immigration advocates, global-warming deniers, and members of the Tea Party Nation, former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin gave forth utterances Monday that reportedly opened the sixth seal of the Book of the Apocalypse.
“Wow, it’s good to be here, just shootin’ the breeze with a bunch of real, hardworking Americans who love their freedom,” said Palin, her words echoing across the Idaho Falls Civic Auditorium as mighty tremors caused great unrest beneath the land and the sea. “So are the little guys like you and me gonna fight these Washington insiders with their big government agenda? You betcha we are!”
And lo, there was then a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair; and the moon became as blood; and “gosh” was spoken repeatedly; and the stars of heaven fell upon the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken by a mighty wind.
Psychosis
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 7:57pmyour childish
Report Post »powhatan
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 8:46pmjeesh…what grade are you in now?
Report Post »broker0101
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 8:48pmDEMAGOGUE, Your avatar is hysterical. I love it!!! Be careful, though, or you may end up unwittingly supporting hate-speech investigation of yourself.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 9:19pmYOU JOKE BUT BEWARE THAT GOD has his eyes on the darkness that surrounds Progressives. Mocking God will get you in real trouble… I’ assuming you believe in God?
FYI, I’m NOT a big Palen fan.
Report Post »extexjb
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 11:46pmThe lefties don‘t need a ’point’ to make a fool of themselves…they handle it verrrrry well all by their little selves without one….especially when they hear truth ….they just aren’t used to THAT, thus the title of this article.
Report Post »gbeck2012
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 7:36pm“American scientific companies are cross-breeding humans and animals and coming up with mice with fully functioning human brains.” – Christine O‘Donnell on Fox News’s The O’Reilly Factor, 2007
“American scientific companies are cross-breeding humans and animals and coming up with humans with fully functioning mouse brains.” C. Everett Koopy explaining the origins of Glenn Beck and people who watch Fox News
leftylemn
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 7:52pmGot any cheese?
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 7:58pmgrow up if you dont have anything of merit to say please just go away thank you
Report Post »GlennBeckUsesVicksVaporub
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 8:06pmAs of Sept. 21, 296 advertisers have asked that their commercials not be shown on Beck’s show
Ellie
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 8:26pmYour lame attempts to make Christine O‘Donnell look like she doesn’t know what she is talking about are easily debunked by a simple Google search for “mouse human brain”.
Your continued use of this same quote does nothing but demonstrate your own lack of brains – mouse, human, or otherwise.
Dateline: 26 February 2001 – 6 years before that statement.
“Irving Weissman of Stanford University, who carried out the experiment with colleagues from the Salk Institute and StemCells, a California biotechnology company, is thinking of taking the research further into unknown and controversial territory. He can see a way to produce mice in which almost all the brain cells (neurones) are human.” – http://ngin.tripod.com/279.htm
Thus the mouse would have a fully functioning brain made of Human neurones.
But wait, there’s more…
Dateline: 17 February 2005 – 2 years prior to that statement
“Stanford University has given famed researcher Irving Weissman permission to create a mouse-human hybrid. The intent is to inject human brain cells into the brains of developing mice to see what happens.
Professor Henry T. Greely, director of the Center for Law and the Biosciences and leader of the committee that considered the proposal, told the San Jose Mercury News, “We concluded that if we see any signs of human brain structures . . . or if the mouse shows human-like behaviors, like improved memory or problem-solving, it’s time to stop.” – http://www.livescience.com/technology/technovel_mouse_050217.html
The review process described above proves that there were legitimate scientific concerns that doing the mouse-human experiment would result in a mouse with more then average (for a mouse) intelligence which is clearly more intelligence than is used by the average leftist blogger.
Granted the process is a bit more complicated then “cross-breeding” so I’ve asked Dr. Weissman to comment about the overall accuracy of Christine O‘Donnell depiction of his research via e-mail.
Ellie
Report Post »powhatan
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 8:45pmand the point is?
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 9:17pmWell that’s fine. Would you list these companies so we can have a counter boycot? Think it this way.. The Progessive Dominated MSM is losing audience at a rapid pace. Many are having to shut down or cut back badly because of lack of advertising. Obama even talks about using our money to bail them out.. YOU SEE THE FREE MARKET WORKS.against all the weapons that Progressives throw at it.
Report Post »PERHAPS IT’S TIME TO SWITHCH TO THE WINNING TEAM?
thegr8restoration
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 12:01amWhats up with the cut and paste comment you made the same comment on another artical? It won‘t change my vote for O’donnel.
Report Post »Gingerly115
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 12:42pmWow, scared much? You should be. Call names when you don’t have anything intelligent to say. You got your Daddy, Obama is going to make sure he takes very good care of you when he makes America his own little third world communist country. But beware we mouse-brained people, or the silent majority, are silent no more because of everyone like you. Keep spewing your hatred it only strengthens our resolve. In our America we can have a different opinion than yours and be called mouse brains because of it. Let’s see what happens when your Daddy has control.
As to the subject at hand, I also canceled my local newspaper, they were over the top editoralizing every story instead of just reporting the news also!!
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