GALLUP: Americans still think media too liberal

The Gallup Organization ^ | October 8, 2003 | Frank Newport and Joseph Carroll

[Ferret Fawcet]

PRINCETON, NJ -- Forty-five percent of Americans believe the news media in this country are too liberal, while only 14% say the news media are too conservative. These perceptions of liberal inclination have not changed over the last three years. A majority of Americans who describe their political views as conservative perceive liberal leanings in the media, while only about a third of self-described liberals perceive conservative leanings.

More generally, the Sept. 8-10 Gallup Poll finds that a little more than half of Americans have a great deal or fair amount of trust in the news media when it comes to reporting the news fully, accurately, and fairly. Trust in the news media has not changed significantly over the last six years. Conservatives have a slightly lower level of trust in the media than either moderates or liberals do.

[Howlin]

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[pfflier]

Gee how can so many people be so wrong according to a counter ABCCBSNBCCNNBBCREUTERS poll?

[ConservativeMan55]

[concerned about politics]

Forty-five percent of Americans believe the news media in this country are too liberal, while only 14% say the news media are too conservative.

I agree. We need a lot more news sources out there.
I hope more will be comming now that people are seeing the truth for once. It's been hidden for so long by the PC facist thought police.

[BenLurkin]

Exhibit "A": The Los Angeles Times

[1Old Pro]

The liberal media will wither on the vine.

[max_rpf]

You can see the Klinton years here. Note that they dropped GHB and RR's presidencies from the time line. If they had included them that 72-53% drop would have been vertical.

[1Old Pro]

The Dem Party is self-destructing and the beautiful thing is that they don't even notice it and continue their failed policies.

[I still care]

I had to watch CNN or network news when I was in the hospital last week, no FOX. It was horrible. They dripped with contempt and hatred for conservatives.

The first pictures I saw when I turned on CNN was JFK's wedding. It went more liberal oriented from there.

By the way, at DU they think there is a conservative bias. Shows how far left they are. But I think it's funny that while we call the biased media the "elite" (implying ivory tower) media, they call it the corporate media.

After all, if you earn money you must be an evil Republican. :)

[I still care]

That's because their reason for being is investing in class hatred. Set one against the other, and it makes for a depressing, angry and obnoxious future.

Conservatives look forward to a blessed and positive future, don't dwell on the past.

I don't know why the media always tries to say conservatives are angry. It's the opposite. Liberals are always complaining about what they haven't got, and what they want. Conservatives put on a good face and go out and make their destiny.

[concerned about politics]

I don't know why the media always tries to say conservatives are angry. It's the opposite. Liberals are always complaining about what they haven't got, and what they want. Conservatives put on a good face and go out and make their destiny.

Really. The left is vile and vicious. The right pays all their bills for them (by force), and they don't even say as much as a "Thank you for what you've done for us."
Instead, they attack the hands that feed them like rabid dogs. They're awful people!

[GOPJ]

Assign a reporter to cover this story...

[KC_Conspirator]

By the way, at DU they think there is a conservative bias. Shows how far left they are.

I find this claim laughable. Let's take the recent events in CA as a case study.

The people of California were angry at their corrupt/inept governor and a good majority of the citizens of the state wanted to vote to recall him. Now almost every single media news outlet in the state, with the exception of a couple, endorsed the "no on recall" vote to protect Gray Davis. Then the LA Times sent out 2 hit teams (20+ reporters) on Arnold and smeared him with sexist and rascist lies in the last week of the campaign. There was not a single reporter assigned to dig dirt up on aany of the democrats in the race.

[concerned about politics]

There was not a single reporter assigned to dig dirt up on aany of the democrats in the race.

No, there wasn't.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

Note that they dropped GHB and RR's presidencies from the time line.

Good catch. That is curious, isn't it?

[cardinal4]

Keep in mind this poll is a month old, after California, ill bet the numbers would poll much higher..