Heads are exploding at Media Matters.

PPP’s 5th annual poll about trust in TV news continues to find what it does every year: Fox News is both the most trusted and least trusted name in news.

35% of Americans say they trust Fox News more than any other TV news outlet, followed by 14% for PBS, 11% for ABC, 10% for CNN, 9% for CBS, 6% each for Comedy Central and MSNBC, and 3% for NBC. It leads the way because of its continuing near total support among Republicans as the place to go for news- 69% of Republicans say it’s their most trusted source with nothing else polling above 7%. Meanwhile Democrats are split between a lot of different outlets when it comes to who they have the most faith in- PBS at 21%, CNN and ABC at 18%, and CBS and MSNBC at 12% all poll in double digits. It’s interesting that while Fox News and MSNBC are often thought of as equivalent, Fox News is by far and away the most trusted source of GOP voters while MSNBC is only tied for 4th among Democrats.

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/...-news.html

LMAO I love how they lumped MSNBC with Comedy Central.

It's a pretty accurate association.

Good for Fox. Their business model is extremely successful.

But at what point does the right need to stop blaming "the media" for things when the biggest players are allies?

(01-31-2014 12:33 PM)Hitch Wrote:  Good for Fox. Their business model is extremely successful.

But at what point does the right need to stop blaming "the media" for things when the biggest players are allies?

Maybe you didn't see this important tidbit:

Quote:followed by 14% for PBS, 11% for ABC, 10% for CNN, 9% for CBS, 6% each for Comedy Central and MSNBC, and 3% for NBC

Since you're probably bad at math, that's 59% of people who think some leftist hate mongerer is their best friend.

If the people were correct, every source would have 0% next to it.

(01-31-2014 01:24 PM)Jerry Falwell Wrote:  

(01-31-2014 12:33 PM)Hitch Wrote:  Good for Fox. Their business model is extremely successful.

But at what point does the right need to stop blaming "the media" for things when the biggest players are allies?

Maybe you didn't see this important tidbit:

Quote:followed by 14% for PBS, 11% for ABC, 10% for CNN, 9% for CBS, 6% each for Comedy Central and MSNBC, and 3% for NBC

Since you're probably bad at math, that's 59% of people who think some leftist hate mongerer is their best friend.

You're right, Conservative media is at a 9% disadvantage in the trust department.

I think I'm just tired of conservatives having such a victim complex when it comes to the media.

(01-31-2014 12:18 PM)EagleRockCafe Wrote:  

Heads are exploding at Media Matters.

PPP’s 5th annual poll about trust in TV news continues to find what it does every year: Fox News is both the most trusted and least trusted name in news.

35% of Americans say they trust Fox News more than any other TV news outlet, followed by 14% for PBS, 11% for ABC, 10% for CNN, 9% for CBS, 6% each for Comedy Central and MSNBC, and 3% for NBC. It leads the way because of its continuing near total support among Republicans as the place to go for news- 69% of Republicans say it’s their most trusted source with nothing else polling above 7%. Meanwhile Democrats are split between a lot of different outlets when it comes to who they have the most faith in- PBS at 21%, CNN and ABC at 18%, and CBS and MSNBC at 12% all poll in double digits. It’s interesting that while Fox News and MSNBC are often thought of as equivalent, Fox News is by far and away the most trusted source of GOP voters while MSNBC is only tied for 4th among Democrats.

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/...-news.html

That certainly explains a lot about the ignorance of the American public.

(01-31-2014 01:50 PM)Hitch Wrote:  

(01-31-2014 01:24 PM)Jerry Falwell Wrote:  

(01-31-2014 12:33 PM)Hitch Wrote:  Good for Fox. Their business model is extremely successful.

But at what point does the right need to stop blaming "the media" for things when the biggest players are allies?

Maybe you didn't see this important tidbit:

Quote:followed by 14% for PBS, 11% for ABC, 10% for CNN, 9% for CBS, 6% each for Comedy Central and MSNBC, and 3% for NBC

Since you're probably bad at math, that's 59% of people who think some leftist hate mongerer is their best friend.

You're right, Conservative media is at a 9% disadvantage in the trust department.

I think I'm just tired of conservatives having such a victim complex when it comes to the media.

Well, since it appears that everyone else can play the victim card to get what they want, why can't conservatives? C'mon, we are just trying to keep up with the Jonses'!

Because if people trust it, it must mean it's trustworthy? That's just a silly conflation of those poll results.

(01-31-2014 02:01 PM)RobertN Wrote:  

(01-31-2014 12:18 PM)EagleRockCafe Wrote:  

Heads are exploding at Media Matters.

PPP’s 5th annual poll about trust in TV news continues to find what it does every year: Fox News is both the most trusted and least trusted name in news.

35% of Americans say they trust Fox News more than any other TV news outlet, followed by 14% for PBS, 11% for ABC, 10% for CNN, 9% for CBS, 6% each for Comedy Central and MSNBC, and 3% for NBC. It leads the way because of its continuing near total support among Republicans as the place to go for news- 69% of Republicans say it’s their most trusted source with nothing else polling above 7%. Meanwhile Democrats are split between a lot of different outlets when it comes to who they have the most faith in- PBS at 21%, CNN and ABC at 18%, and CBS and MSNBC at 12% all poll in double digits. It’s interesting that while Fox News and MSNBC are often thought of as equivalent, Fox News is by far and away the most trusted source of GOP voters while MSNBC is only tied for 4th among Democrats.

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/...-news.html

That certainly explains a lot about the ignorance of the American public.

Robert, for once you're correct. All those one's listed after Fox represent the ignorant ones. I assume Comedy Central is your "go to" news source, right?

(01-31-2014 02:05 PM)Crebman Wrote:  

(01-31-2014 02:01 PM)RobertN Wrote:  

(01-31-2014 12:18 PM)EagleRockCafe Wrote:  

Heads are exploding at Media Matters.

PPP’s 5th annual poll about trust in TV news continues to find what it does every year: Fox News is both the most trusted and least trusted name in news.

35% of Americans say they trust Fox News more than any other TV news outlet, followed by 14% for PBS, 11% for ABC, 10% for CNN, 9% for CBS, 6% each for Comedy Central and MSNBC, and 3% for NBC. It leads the way because of its continuing near total support among Republicans as the place to go for news- 69% of Republicans say it’s their most trusted source with nothing else polling above 7%. Meanwhile Democrats are split between a lot of different outlets when it comes to who they have the most faith in- PBS at 21%, CNN and ABC at 18%, and CBS and MSNBC at 12% all poll in double digits. It’s interesting that while Fox News and MSNBC are often thought of as equivalent, Fox News is by far and away the most trusted source of GOP voters while MSNBC is only tied for 4th among Democrats.

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/...-news.html

That certainly explains a lot about the ignorance of the American public.

Robert, for once you're correct. All those one's listed after Fox represent the ignorant ones. I assume Comedy Central is your "go to" news source, right?

I forgot to highlight the Fox part.

(01-31-2014 02:06 PM)RobertN Wrote:  

(01-31-2014 02:05 PM)Crebman Wrote:  

(01-31-2014 02:01 PM)RobertN Wrote:  

(01-31-2014 12:18 PM)EagleRockCafe Wrote:  

Heads are exploding at Media Matters.

PPP’s 5th annual poll about trust in TV news continues to find what it does every year: Fox News is both the most trusted and least trusted name in news.

35% of Americans say they trust Fox News more than any other TV news outlet, followed by 14% for PBS, 11% for ABC, 10% for CNN, 9% for CBS, 6% each for Comedy Central and MSNBC, and 3% for NBC. It leads the way because of its continuing near total support among Republicans as the place to go for news- 69% of Republicans say it’s their most trusted source with nothing else polling above 7%. Meanwhile Democrats are split between a lot of different outlets when it comes to who they have the most faith in- PBS at 21%, CNN and ABC at 18%, and CBS and MSNBC at 12% all poll in double digits. It’s interesting that while Fox News and MSNBC are often thought of as equivalent, Fox News is by far and away the most trusted source of GOP voters while MSNBC is only tied for 4th among Democrats.

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/...-news.html

That certainly explains a lot about the ignorance of the American public.

Robert, for once you're correct. All those one's listed after Fox represent the ignorant ones. I assume Comedy Central is your "go to" news source, right?

I forgot to highlight the Fox part.

Dumba$$es forget to highlight the important part of their "funnyman" line............and end up appearing ignorant. But we already knew that about you........................................

Wait a second... didn't it also come out that the average Fox News viewer is also the most ill informed? So most trust ill informing news organization?

That isn't to say that CNN or MSNBC is any better. They all spin the news now... and in the case of Fox and MSNBC, they spin it directly to the views of their largest audience segments (Republican or Democrat). That is good enough reason for me to watch neither of those channels.

(01-31-2014 01:50 PM)Hitch Wrote:  

(01-31-2014 01:24 PM)Jerry Falwell Wrote:  

(01-31-2014 12:33 PM)Hitch Wrote:  Good for Fox. Their business model is extremely successful.

But at what point does the right need to stop blaming "the media" for things when the biggest players are allies?

Maybe you didn't see this important tidbit:

Quote:followed by 14% for PBS, 11% for ABC, 10% for CNN, 9% for CBS, 6% each for Comedy Central and MSNBC, and 3% for NBC

Since you're probably bad at math, that's 59% of people who think some leftist hate mongerer is their best friend.

You're right, Conservative media is at a 9% disadvantage in the trust department.

I think I'm just tired of conservatives having such a victim complex when it comes to the media.

There's a lot more to "media" than simply teevee channels.

(01-31-2014 02:16 PM)JMUDunk Wrote:  

(01-31-2014 01:50 PM)Hitch Wrote:  

(01-31-2014 01:24 PM)Jerry Falwell Wrote:  

(01-31-2014 12:33 PM)Hitch Wrote:  Good for Fox. Their business model is extremely successful.

But at what point does the right need to stop blaming "the media" for things when the biggest players are allies?

Maybe you didn't see this important tidbit:

Quote:followed by 14% for PBS, 11% for ABC, 10% for CNN, 9% for CBS, 6% each for Comedy Central and MSNBC, and 3% for NBC

Since you're probably bad at math, that's 59% of people who think some leftist hate mongerer is their best friend.

You're right, Conservative media is at a 9% disadvantage in the trust department.

I think I'm just tired of conservatives having such a victim complex when it comes to the media.

There's a lot more to "media" than simply teevee channels.

Yup.

Everybody has equal access to internet media sites so that's really about free choice on the consumer part.

Radio? Well conservatives have an edge there with the proliferation of talk radio.

Newspaper? WSJ has a larger circulation than Washington Post and NY Times combined.

(01-31-2014 02:12 PM)mlb Wrote:  Wait a second... didn't it also come out that the average Fox News viewer is also the most ill informed? So most trust ill informing news organization?

That isn't to say that CNN or MSNBC is any better. They all spin the news now... and in the case of Fox and MSNBC, they spin it directly to the views of their largest audience segments (Republican or Democrat). That is good enough reason for me to watch neither of those channels.

That sums it up nicely.

(01-31-2014 02:19 PM)Hitch Wrote:  

(01-31-2014 02:16 PM)JMUDunk Wrote:  

(01-31-2014 01:50 PM)Hitch Wrote:  

(01-31-2014 01:24 PM)Jerry Falwell Wrote:  

(01-31-2014 12:33 PM)Hitch Wrote:  Good for Fox. Their business model is extremely successful.

But at what point does the right need to stop blaming "the media" for things when the biggest players are allies?

Maybe you didn't see this important tidbit:

Quote:followed by 14% for PBS, 11% for ABC, 10% for CNN, 9% for CBS, 6% each for Comedy Central and MSNBC, and 3% for NBC

Since you're probably bad at math, that's 59% of people who think some leftist hate mongerer is their best friend.

You're right, Conservative media is at a 9% disadvantage in the trust department.

I think I'm just tired of conservatives having such a victim complex when it comes to the media.

There's a lot more to "media" than simply teevee channels.

Yup.

Everybody has equal access to internet media sites so that's really about free choice on the consumer part.

Radio? Well conservatives have an edge there with the proliferation of talk radio.

Newspaper? WSJ has a larger circulation than Washington Post and NY Times combined.

Don't try to reason with them, they watch fox.

(01-31-2014 02:16 PM)JMUDunk Wrote:  

(01-31-2014 01:50 PM)Hitch Wrote:  

(01-31-2014 01:24 PM)Jerry Falwell Wrote:  

(01-31-2014 12:33 PM)Hitch Wrote:  Good for Fox. Their business model is extremely successful.

But at what point does the right need to stop blaming "the media" for things when the biggest players are allies?

Maybe you didn't see this important tidbit:

Quote:followed by 14% for PBS, 11% for ABC, 10% for CNN, 9% for CBS, 6% each for Comedy Central and MSNBC, and 3% for NBC

Since you're probably bad at math, that's 59% of people who think some leftist hate mongerer is their best friend.

You're right, Conservative media is at a 9% disadvantage in the trust department.

I think I'm just tired of conservatives having such a victim complex when it comes to the media.

There's a lot more to "media" than simply teevee channels.

Yes. There are the rightwing radio conglomerates.

(01-31-2014 01:47 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  If the people were correct, every source would have 0% next to it.

I know right, then we could all just turn off the news and live in ignorant bliss.

(01-31-2014 02:22 PM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  

(01-31-2014 01:47 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  If the people were correct, every source would have 0% next to it.

I know right, then we could all just turn off the news and live in ignorant bliss.

You live in ignorant bliss WHEN you watch the news. Maybe turning it off will make you wiser.