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To: a fool in paradise

Chuck - this was before many millions more woke up to your lies and deceit! my guess trust in media has moved into negative territory! lol.

18 April 2016: NBC: Bad News: Just 6 Percent of People Say They Trust the Media
by Associated Press
Just 6 percent of people say they have a lot of confidence in the media, putting the news industry about equal to Congress and well below the public’s view of other institutions. In this presidential campaign year, Democrats were more likely to trust the news media than Republicans or independents.
But trust today also goes beyond the traditional journalistic principles of accuracy, balance and fairness.

Faced with ever-increasing sources of information, Americans also are more likely to rely on news that is up-to-date, concise and cites expert sources or documents, according to a study by the Media Insight Project, a partnership of The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the American Press Institute...

Nearly 90 percent of Americans say it’s extremely or very important that the media get their facts correct, according to the study. About 4 in 10 say they can remember a specific incident that eroded their confidence in the media, most often one that dealt with accuracy or a perception that it was one-sided...
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/bad-news-just-6-percent-people-say-they-trust-media-n557591


58 posted on 09/03/2018 11:09:26 PM PDT by MAGAthon
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To: MAGAthon

“Fake but accurate” was considered an ‘acceptable’ answer to fraud and yellow journalism.


60 posted on 09/03/2018 11:24:29 PM PDT by a fool in paradise
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