Radio Listeners Have Most Extreme Political Views, Newspaper Readers Least

Pew Research Center for the People and the (Print) Press ^ | June 27, 2005 | Pew Research Center for the People and the Press

[rface]

CONCLUSION: Radio listeners - especially Limbaugh listeners - are bad extreemists, while newspaper readers are reasonable people that like to get along with others.

This study was paid for by the powers behind thew "Main-Stream-Media"

what a bunch of horse shit

[RedStateRocker]

To paraphrase my favorite conservative of the last century-
"Polarization, in the defense of liberty, is not a vice".

[Rodney King]

Conservative listeners have their ideals reinforced by the shows, which ultimately lead to even more extreme views,

What a load of crap.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

I believe Pew is the same group that ginned up that phony groundswell support for "Campaign Finance Reform" that resulted in the McCain-Feingold Act.

With this, are they trying to open the door for a revival of the Fairness Doctrine?

[Maceman]

Conservative listeners have their ideals reinforced by the shows, which ultimately lead to even more extreme views, Wanta said.

The horrors.

The use of an unscientific term like "extreme" renders this entire study worth less than a festering bowl of dog snot.

[Mike Bates]

Well, we can't all be nuanced like Kerry.

Michael M. Bates: My Side of the Swamp

[ClearCase_guy]

"I am a radio listeners. I would like lower taxes" <-- Extremist

"I read newspapers. I support partial birth abortion, homosexual marriage, and government ownership of the means of production." <-- Moderate.

[JennysCool]

"Overall, our findings point to radio as a reason for the increasing polarization of the U.S. public"

That's right, it's all about Rush. The Left's descent into complete insanity has nothing to do with it.

[randog]

With this, are they trying to open the door for a revival of the Fairness Doctrine?

My thoughts exactly. Gin up some phony stats for dems to clutch in their hands while they rant from the podium.

[concerned about politics]

"Overall, our findings point to radio as a reason for the increasing polarization of the U.S. public"

Ok. I'll bite. The good people are just saying "No" to liberalism because the liberal news papers can't fool them anymore.
So what's the problem? It sounds like good news to me!

[rface]

perhaps we should reimpose a modified version of the "Fairness Doctrine" --- and that it apply ONLY to tax-payer funded broadcasts... ie. NPR and PBS.

[50sDad]

TRANSLATION" "It is bad to have strong opinions. It is bad to have strong opinions. Sleep...sleep...zzzzzzz."

[Dog Gone]

I read the entire newspaper before going to work each day as well as listening to the radio, which includes about 30-40 minutes of Rush most days.

This probably explains the schizophrenia.

[doug from upland]

I have told people that among Hillary's first executive orders during her presidency would be to shut down talk radio. She would do it. Don't doubt it.

[mmercier]

I miss David Brudnoy.

[rface]

I also noticed that radio listeners are only Conservative Extremist in this study ---- I work with a couple of NPR Extremists .... and they both have mental problems. (Extreme Liberalism is a Mental Disorder)

[stands2reason]

You forgot: The only extremists are on the right.

[ken21]

leave it to the puke research center to come up with a high school sophomoric scam.

[Bossy Gillis]

Gee Rush, after all these years, they are STILL blaming you for influencing your audience. I can remember when the libs thought you weren't relevent, LOL.

[Viking2002]

Snoozepapers.......*YAWN*