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Zogby Poll: Vast Majority Believe Media Is Biased
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| Mark Finkelstein
Posted on 03/14/2007 1:23:48 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
A poll released today by the Zogby organization, conducted in conjunction with the Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet, reveals that a vast majority of Americans believe that the media is biased. 83% of likely voters said the media is biased in one direction or another, while just 11% believe the media doesnt take political sides.
Of particular significance: "nearly two-thirds of those online respondents who detected bias in the media (64%) said the media leans left, while slightly more than a quarter of respondents (28%) said they see a conservative bias."
Other findings of interest:
- "97% of Republicans surveyed said the media are liberal, two-thirds of political independents feel the same, but fewer than one in four independents (23%) said they saw a conservative bias. Democrats, while much more likely to perceive a conservative bias than other groups, were not nearly as sure the media was against them as were the Republicans. While Republicans were unified in their perception of a left-wing media, just two-thirds of Democrats were certain the media skewed right and 17% said the bias favored the left."
- "As the influence of blogs has risen, mainstream news organizations have attempted to get in on the action by creating their own blogs to counter those run by private citizens and those not in the news business. But American voters remain skeptical of major news outlets diving in to the blog pool 26% speculated that the reason news organizations are placing blogs on their Web sites is that 'blogs give news organizations a chance to promote a political agenda they could not promote in their regular broadcasts, cablecasts, or publications.'
Contact Mark at mark@gunhill.net
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: blogs; mediabias; poll; zogby
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
while slightly more than a quarter of respondents (28%) said they see a conservative biasThat is the same group that would probably hold the same opinion of Pravda as published in the 50's.
To: kjo
It is beyond me why last place CBS does not jetison Kute Kattie and hire Brit Hume. Or somebody willing to play the news straight. Their ratings would triple overnight. 'Cuz Moonves doesn't have the stones.
If he brought Hume in, he would also have to clean out the entire news division. And even if he cleaned out the entire news division, he'd still have a bunch of libs from the entertainment division to deal with. (Can you imagine the kind of abuse Letterman would launch against Moonves?).
But, you are correct that the ratings would skyrocket.
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posted on
03/14/2007 4:19:44 PM PDT
by
rhinohunter
(Even I have a better chance than Hagel)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
ZOGBY: Vast Majority Believe Media Is Biased BUT they take another HIT on a joint and expect some decent people to do something about it.. and whine when others are on OTHER DRUGS... and are DOPES TOO..
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posted on
03/14/2007 4:24:46 PM PDT
by
hosepipe
(CAUTION: This propaganda is laced with hyperbole)
To: kjo
It'll take a major shakeup at one of the nets before they'll dare hire Brit Hume. My bet is that Fox affiliates start airing "Special Report" and he crushes ABCBSNBC before they wake up....
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posted on
03/15/2007 10:11:40 AM PDT
by
ABG(anybody but Gore)
("We're Living In A Twilight World..."- Swingout Sister)
To: Bahbah
Haha, good point about the 28%. These folks are also your Olbermann fan base, 28% of the 1700 polled sounds about right for Keith's ratings.
Thanks Zogby for quantifying the obvious.
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posted on
03/15/2007 2:02:32 PM PDT
by
outfield
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Vast majority of Americans believe that the media is biased.....
yet still watch and read every lie they spew and belive it all.....
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posted on
03/15/2007 2:07:44 PM PDT
by
petercooper
("Daisy-cutters trump a wiretap anytime." - Nicole Gelinas - 02-10-04)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Of particular significance: "nearly two-thirds of those online respondents who detected bias in the media (64%) said the media leans left, while slightly more than a quarter of respondents (28%) said they see a conservative bias." The liberals I've talked to say the news media is owned by corporations, therefore they have to be biased to the right.
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posted on
03/15/2007 2:10:53 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
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