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Old 01-14-2008, 03:11 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by DefensorFortis View Post
Poll: Fox Most Trusted News for Americans


Sunday, January 13, 2008 3:05 PM

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Fox News has supplanted CNN as the 'most trusted' news source for Americans, a new nationwide poll finds.

The poll conducted by Sacred Heart University, found that the most trusted national TV news organizations, for accurate reporting, in declining order included: Fox News (27.0%), CNN (14.6%), and NBC News (10.90%). These were followed by ABC News (7.0%), local news (6.9%), CBS News (6.8%) MSNBC (4.0%), PBS News (3.0%), CNBC (0.6%) and CBN (0.5%).

In 2003, CNN led Fox News on “trust most for accurate reporting” 23.8% to 14.6%.

The Sacred Heart University Poll also found significantly declining percentages of Americans saying they believe all or most of media news reporting.

In the current national poll, just 19.6% of those surveyed could say they believe all or most news media reporting. This is down from 27.4% in 2003. Just under one-quarter, 23.9%, in 2007 said they believe little or none of reporting while 55.3% suggested they believe some media news reporting.
You're citing a poll as evidence for objectivity? This is completely worthless. This is a logical fallacy called argumentum ad populum.

Instead you should look at studies done on levels of knowledge of current events by people that use certain sources. When you do, Fox News generally always finishes last.

Take this study for example, done by the Pew Research Center. Basic current events literacy of Fox News viewers in general is last beaten only by viewers of network morning talk shows. Whilst among the top are viewers of the Daily Show and the Colbert Report. The top major news source is NPR, whilst CNN is somewhere in the middle, and of course Fox is last.
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