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New Pew Research Poll: 38% of Americans Give the Press a Big Fat 'F' for Campaign Coverage
NewsBusters.org ^ | November 21, 2016 | Tim Graham

Posted on 11/21/2016 5:33:04 PM PST by Kaslin

Evidence keeps piling up that the American people have a very low opinion of how the media reports on our elections. The latest Pew Research Center opinion survey revealed “Just 22% give the press a grade of an A or B, while 38% give it a failing grade” – an F.

The approval of the media has been declining for years. After the 2004 re-election of George W. Bush, 33 percent of voters gave the press an A or a B, compared to just 16 percent picking “F.” In 2008, the gap between A/B and F shrunk to ten points (34 to 24), and then to five points in 2012 (31 to 26 percent).

In the new poll, 60 percent of Trump supporters gave the press an F:

Voters who back Republican candidates have long been highly critical of the press, but this marks the first time a majority of any presidential candidate’s supporters has “failed” the press for its campaign conduct. In 2008, 44% of McCain voters gave the press a grade of F, as did 45% of Romney voters four years ago.

Clinton supporters grade the press much more positively. Nearly four-in-ten (38%) give the press an A or B, 26% grade it at C, 20% at D and just 15% give it a failing grade. Still, fewer Clinton supporters give the press an A or B when compared with Obama supporters in 2008 (53% A or B) and 2012 (48%).

Voters also told the Pew pollsters the press has too much influence:  57 percent said it had too much influence on the outcome of the election. Just 27 percent the press felt it had the right amount of influence on the election, while 13 percent said it had too little influence. About six in ten Trump voters (62%) said the press had too much influence, as did 50 percent of Clinton voters.

Survey respondents were more negative about the press than they were about the pollsters who didn't predict the result correctly: 21 percent gave them an A or B, while 30 percent gave them an F.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016polls; jobapproval; media; mediabias; msm; pew

1 posted on 11/21/2016 5:33:04 PM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Tomorrow’s headline: “38% of Americans belong to the KKK”


2 posted on 11/21/2016 5:34:12 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (Abortion is what slavery was: immoral but not illegal. Not yet.)
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To: Kaslin

I would grade toilet paper higher than I would the media...


3 posted on 11/21/2016 5:44:05 PM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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To: Kaslin

Only 38%? What are the other 62% looking at?


4 posted on 11/21/2016 5:45:39 PM PST by 38special (For real, y'all.)
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To: HarleyLady27

So would I


5 posted on 11/21/2016 5:47:14 PM PST by Kaslin (Most humans have an attention span of about 10 minutes, after that they will revert to daydreaming)
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To: Kaslin

The people who did this poll must be some of the same ones who did the election polls. They got this one wrong too.


6 posted on 11/21/2016 5:50:49 PM PST by truthluva ("Character is doing the right thing even when no one is looking"..J.C. Watts)
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To: HarleyLady27

...used toilet paper.


7 posted on 11/21/2016 5:51:36 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?.)
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To: Kaslin

8 posted on 11/21/2016 5:52:03 PM PST by KarlInOhio (" T'was the witch of November come stealin' " And who could the stealing Witch of November be? Hmm?)
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To: Kaslin

They sure stuck it to the Snowflakes. Many of the Snowflakes would have voted but the “media” told them that the Beast from Planet Clintoonie had it in the bag. LOL. Sorry Snowflakes, never trust the “media”.


9 posted on 11/21/2016 5:52:38 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (A proud, irredeemable deplorable of the Trump Revolution.)
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To: Kaslin

Z minus


10 posted on 11/21/2016 5:53:05 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles!)
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To: Kaslin

See tagline.


11 posted on 11/21/2016 5:58:50 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (The Media were SuperPacs for Clinton. Throw them in prison.)
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To: Kaslin

NBC’s coverage was surprisingly tolerable, until I learned the next day that Hillary’s camp knew by 10:30 p.m. that she had lost, but I had to wait until 3 a.m. to feel secure in a Trump win. After a partial day of semi-polite shock, the MSM has turned on Trump again full bore.


12 posted on 11/21/2016 6:23:55 PM PST by ntnychik
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To: HarleyLady27

I presume that you mean used toilet paper.


13 posted on 11/21/2016 6:31:47 PM PST by chb
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To: Kaslin

I would guess that a large portion of the 22% that gave the media an A or a B are the idiots we call students at our esteemed colleges and universities — you know those snowflakes that need puppy therapy etc. after the election.


14 posted on 11/21/2016 6:36:25 PM PST by falcon99
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To: Kaslin

This poll is saying republicans feel the media did better in this election in either McCain or Romney. Yet, other polls have stated the lowest level of trust in the media’s history


15 posted on 11/21/2016 6:37:04 PM PST by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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To: Kaslin
Horescrap.

"New Pew Research Poll: 38% of Americans Give the Press a Big Fat 'F' for Campaign Coverage"

It's more like 88%.

16 posted on 11/21/2016 6:40:21 PM PST by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: BerryDingle

I was thinking more like 83%, 88% is better though


17 posted on 11/22/2016 1:33:36 AM PST by Kaslin (Most humans have an attention span of about 10 minutes, after that they will revert to daydreaming)
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To: 38special
Only 38%? What are the other 62% looking at?

Maybe they're like us and think "F" is too generous....

18 posted on 11/22/2016 4:13:46 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: Kaslin

I notice they combine the “A” and “B” grades but the other grades are shown separately.

If they combined the “D” and “F” grades, the results would have been 22% positive, 19% neutral, and 59% negative.

ROFL!


19 posted on 11/22/2016 4:22:37 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
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To: trebb
Maybe they're like us and think "F" is too generous....

In the old days, F was 59% and lower. So, there's still a long way to fall.

I give the press a Zero.

20 posted on 11/22/2016 5:33:37 AM PST by justlurking (#TurnOffCNN)
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