Fox the most trusted name in news? Raleigh, N.C. – A new poll asking Americans whether they trust each of the major television news operations in the country finds that the only one getting a positive review is Fox News. CNN does next best followed by NBC News, then CBS News, and finally ABC News.
49% of Americans say they trust Fox News to 37% who disagree. Predictably there is a large party split on this with 74% of Republicans but only 30% of Democrats saying they trust the right leaning network. CNN does next best because it is the second most trusted of Democrats, Republicans, and independents. 39% say they trust it compared to 41% who do not, with 59% of Democrats, 33% of independents and 23% of Republicans saying it carries credibility with them. The major networks all have the majority trust of Democrats but less than 20% from Republicans. NBC, perhaps because of the ideological bent of MSNBC, does the best among Democrats at 62%. Overall 35% of voters trust it to 44% who do not. CBS does the worst among Republicans, with 69% distrusting it. A plurality of independents express distrust of all five outlets we tested. “A generation ago you would have expected Americans to place their trust in the most neutral and unbiased conveyors of news,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. “But the media landscape has really changed and now they’re turning more toward the outlets that tell them what they want to hear.” PPP conducted a national survey of 1,151 registered voters on January 18th and 19th. The survey’s margin of error is +/-2.8%. Other factors, such as refusal to be interviewed and weighting, may introduce additional error that is more difficult to quantify. Complete results are attached and can be found at www.publicpolicypolling.com. National Survey Results Q1 Do you trust ABC News? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2. If you’re not sure, press 3. Yes ................................................................. 31% No................................................................... 46% Not Sure.......................................................... 22% Q2 Do you trust CBS News? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2. If you’re not sure, press 3. Yes ................................................................. 32% No................................................................... 46% Not Sure.......................................................... 22% Q3 Do you trust CNN? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2. If you’re not sure, press 3. Yes ................................................................. 39% No................................................................... 41% Not Sure.......................................................... 20% Q4 Do you trust Fox News? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2. If you’re not sure, press 3. Yes ................................................................. 49% No................................................................... 37% Not Sure.......................................................... 15% Q5 Do you trust NBC News? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2. If you’re not sure, press 3. Yes ................................................................. 35% No................................................................... 44% Not Sure.......................................................... 20% Q6 Who did you vote for President last year? If John McCain, press 1. If Barack Obama, press 2. If someone else or you don’t remember, press 3. McCain............................................................ 46% Obama............................................................ 47% Someone else/don't remember ....................... 7% Q7 Would you describe yourself as a liberal, moderate, or conservative? If liberal, press 1. If moderate, press 2. If conservative, press 3. Liberal ............................................................. 14% Moderate......................................................... 47% Conservative................................................... 39% Q8 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2. Woman ........................................................... 57% Man................................................................. 43% Q9 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If you are a Republican, press 2. If you are an independent or identify with another party, press 3. Democrat ........................................................ 36% Republican...................................................... 35% Independent/Other.......................................... 29% Q10 If you are Hispanic, press 1. If white, press 2. If African American, press 3. If other, press 4. Hispanic .......................................................... 10% White .............................................................. 74% African American ............................................ 12% Other............................................................... 4% Q11 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1 now. If you are 30 to 45, press 2. If you are 46 to 65, press 3. If older, press 4. 18 to 29........................................................... 9% 30 to 45........................................................... 28% 46 to 65........................................................... 45% Older than 65 .................................................. 18% http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_National_126.pdf On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Bill <[email protected]> wrote: > That said slightly more americans "trust" Faux news over CNN and the others. > If that is so, this country is in deep doo doo. > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "WebTV Dawgs/Dittos" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/webtv-pals?hl=en. > > -- ~~~~~~~~~ ~~ J O N ~~ ~~~~~~~~~ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WebTV Dawgs/Dittos" group. 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