Zogby Poll: Vast Majority Believe Media Is Biased

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[doorgunner69]

while slightly more than a quarter of respondents (28%) said they see a conservative bias

That is the same group that would probably hold the same opinion of Pravda as published in the 50's.

[rhinohunter]

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.

[hosepipe]

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..

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

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....

[outfield]

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.

[petercooper]

Vast majority of Americans believe that the media is biased.....

yet still watch and read every lie they spew and belive it all.....

[Moonman62]

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.