Posted on 02/16/2016 1:04:46 PM PST by Enlightened1
Media bias is a bigger problem than high dollar donations for 2016 likely voters focused on the presidential election, according to a new national survey.
Rasmussen Reports found that when asked "Which is the bigger problem in politics today," voters picked media bias over money, 47 percent to 45 percent.
What's more, the survey found that voters believe that the media has too much power in politics. Some 66 percent said it was too powerful, compared to just 26 percent who said the media wielded just enough influence in the election.
"Middle-aged voters tend to believe more strongly than other voters that the media have too much influence over elections," said the poll analysis.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Have to figure a way to make it easier for a broader base of our society to become involved in news dissemination. Only six Leftist entities own literally all the news media in this country.
Also there has been a tradition within the news media to distribute specific major news entities news, information, and op-eds. That too could become a point to challenge.
Yeah the BIG GUYS have the BIG BUCKS to pay for the collection of news, but they abuse it creating entirely too much propaganda out of the news they disseminate rather than the dissemination of objective news for we the people to decide for ourselves.
As long as the Left controls the flow of information we will always be at a disadvantage.
That’s within the margin of error.
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