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It would be interesting to see how that breaks down by party snoopcester Send a noteboard - 27/01/2010 12:09:51 PM
It might be that Republicans are just less questioning of what they are told.

“A generation ago you would have expected Americans to place their trust in the most neutral and unbiased conveyors of news,” said PPP President Dean Debnam in his analysis of the poll. “But the media landscape has really changed, and now they’re turning more toward the outlets that tell them what they want to hear


I think this is the most interesting comment, I've noticed in the UK that when people say they trust a source more it often just means that it tells them what they want to be true.
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Fox is most trusted name in news trzaska2000 - 27/01/2010 12:11:15 AM 698 Views
Good thing reality is chosen through consensus. *NM* Ghavrel - 27/01/2010 12:17:17 AM 143 Views
umm it is survey on trust random thoughts - 27/01/2010 12:47:04 AM 297 Views
Of course it's an accurate poll. But my point is that trust has nothing to do with accuracy. *NM* Ghavrel - 27/01/2010 01:14:59 AM 126 Views
do you have any real evidience that Fox is less acurate? random thoughts - 27/01/2010 01:28:22 AM 272 Views
Does the poll suggest otherwise? Ghavrel - 27/01/2010 02:32:14 AM 260 Views
well... PhotoJim - 27/01/2010 12:37:40 AM 265 Views
Good for Fox. Legolas - 27/01/2010 12:38:39 AM 304 Views
Not really that surprising random thoughts - 27/01/2010 01:00:52 AM 318 Views
Well, I did say it was remarkable particularly for foreigners. Legolas - 27/01/2010 01:58:43 AM 320 Views
I don't think their bias is their problem random thoughts - 27/01/2010 02:57:33 AM 375 Views
I've always liked ABC's World News Tonight. Ghavrel - 27/01/2010 03:44:59 AM 256 Views
Jim Lehrer, definetly *NM* Isaac - 27/01/2010 04:11:17 AM 133 Views
That would be my most trusted TV news source. Joel - 27/01/2010 07:22:51 AM 252 Views
I don't watch much PBS news random thoughts - 27/01/2010 02:04:12 PM 261 Views
Yes, but The NewsHour has been criticized for being too conservative. *NM* Ghavrel - 27/01/2010 07:01:32 PM 226 Views
well there are people who think Nancy Pelosi is to conserative *NM* random thoughts - 27/01/2010 08:13:56 PM 169 Views
Re: Not really that surprising MightyYT - 27/01/2010 06:18:34 PM 254 Views
That is why I chose what I am going to watch based on the show and not the network random thoughts - 27/01/2010 06:56:24 PM 251 Views
I am sad for this country after hearing this. *NM* Aisha - 27/01/2010 01:45:18 AM 224 Views
Re: Fox is most trusted name in news Dominic - 27/01/2010 02:51:04 AM 368 Views
Precisely. *NM* ironclad - 27/01/2010 11:26:15 AM 130 Views
A generation ago, the only news channel on TV was CNN. MightyYT - 27/01/2010 06:20:07 PM 264 Views
Hmmm....now here's the question: Great Lord of Chaos - 27/01/2010 03:10:02 AM 268 Views
PPP has a poor record Isaac - 27/01/2010 05:01:57 AM 266 Views
And CNN is SECOND?!!! What a badly broken poll.... Joel - 27/01/2010 07:16:09 AM 250 Views
It would be interesting to see how that breaks down by party snoopcester - 27/01/2010 12:09:51 PM 275 Views
the article does break it down by party random thoughts - 27/01/2010 02:06:50 PM 268 Views
Only for FOX, which makes trying to analyse it impossible snoopcester - 27/01/2010 02:51:46 PM 267 Views
here is a link to the full results random thoughts - 27/01/2010 03:02:50 PM 358 Views
So the parties are pretty much going each way Floffe - 27/01/2010 04:19:59 PM 264 Views
Re: So the parties are pretty much going each way snoopcester - 27/01/2010 04:36:08 PM 251 Views
I guess it makes sense random thoughts - 27/01/2010 11:33:25 PM 252 Views
It does snoopcester - 28/01/2010 12:09:14 PM 247 Views
They also treat them like a single group which I find ironic random thoughts - 30/01/2010 05:40:28 PM 256 Views
I personally think both sides are wrong random thoughts - 27/01/2010 04:40:36 PM 246 Views
Besides the fact who wins or loses, it's a very sad state of affairs for democracy... Artsapat - 27/01/2010 01:15:34 PM 247 Views
Skepticism is usually a good sign in a democracy Isaac - 27/01/2010 02:18:58 PM 351 Views
Re: Skepticism is usually a good sign in a democracy callandor1000 - 28/01/2010 03:42:55 AM 309 Views
Well, at least Fox is better than the BBC AgentOrange - 27/01/2010 01:43:32 PM 261 Views
I'm fairly certain you don't really mean that... Legolas - 27/01/2010 05:33:47 PM 272 Views
One does wonder. jh - 27/01/2010 05:52:30 PM 277 Views
Re: One does wonder. Aisha - 28/01/2010 04:28:47 AM 252 Views
Re: One does wonder. snoopcester - 28/01/2010 12:12:48 PM 248 Views
haha you got me. Though I do mean it. AgentOrange - 30/01/2010 12:36:03 AM 263 Views
Well, that's me unsurprised. nossy - 27/01/2010 02:23:16 PM 282 Views
Re: Well, that's me unsurprised. Macharius - 27/01/2010 02:31:57 PM 253 Views
Re: Well, that's me unsurprised. snoopcester - 27/01/2010 02:53:04 PM 257 Views
I'm still friends with the crotchety old secretary who used to work with me. nossy - 27/01/2010 03:24:45 PM 261 Views
It was the most watched cable channel last week random thoughts - 27/01/2010 03:08:36 PM 248 Views
You can't offend me by saying that. nossy - 27/01/2010 03:23:26 PM 240 Views
I know random thoughts - 27/01/2010 04:23:18 PM 270 Views
I almost said something earlier. nossy - 27/01/2010 06:34:18 PM 231 Views
Was the poll done in a trailerpark where everyone was their own uncle? Sophy - 27/01/2010 06:59:01 PM 290 Views
I think the same thing everytime I see European TV random thoughts - 27/01/2010 08:13:13 PM 240 Views
Re: Was the poll done in a trailerpark where everyone was their own uncle? callandor1000 - 28/01/2010 03:49:10 AM 230 Views
That's like saying so-and-so won a Grammy. Panorphaeon - 27/01/2010 07:39:54 PM 225 Views
That's like going a high security prison for a visit callandor1000 - 28/01/2010 03:38:45 AM 242 Views
telephone polls are no longer an accurate representation of popular opinion ranagrande - 28/01/2010 04:12:52 AM 219 Views
I verbally abuse people who call to poll me. I'm going to keep doing it. callandor1000 - 28/01/2010 04:21:20 AM 318 Views
funny how people suddenly dismiss polls when they say something they don't like random thoughts - 28/01/2010 05:57:10 AM 249 Views
Well, personally I never said anything about the poll being invalid. Ghavrel - 28/01/2010 06:57:43 AM 227 Views
Funnily, the first person who did that is Issac who has seemed a right wing type to me. snoopcester - 28/01/2010 12:19:05 PM 254 Views
I there is nothing wrong with questioning what a poll tells us random thoughts - 28/01/2010 02:02:29 PM 253 Views
Those where the only type of replies I saw though snoopcester - 28/01/2010 02:24:55 PM 230 Views
I made it a comment to main thread for a reason random thoughts - 28/01/2010 04:22:14 PM 236 Views
Isaac, not Issac Isaac - 30/01/2010 07:10:20 AM 240 Views
Bah, I only have your word for that being how your spell your name snoopcester - 01/02/2010 01:08:24 PM 351 Views
It's pretty much the only Anglic spelling of it Isaac - 01/02/2010 02:15:45 PM 287 Views
I would have complained about the telephony regardless of the results ranagrande - 28/01/2010 01:55:03 PM 225 Views
I've pretty much stopped watching news on TV BlackAdder - 29/01/2010 04:18:44 PM 239 Views
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