Poll: 70 percent of Americans believe news media is intentionally biased

Washington Examiner ^ | July 3, 2015 | Eddie Scarry

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Nearly three quarters of Americans believe the news media reports with an intentional bias, according to a new survey.

The 2015 State of the First Amendment Survey, conducted by the First Amendment Center and USA Today, was released Friday. It shows that only 24 percent of American adults agree with the statement that "overall, the news media tries to report the news without bias," while 70 percent disagree.

When the question was asked last year, 41 percent agreed, a 17-point difference.

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Other findings in the survey:

• 38 percent agree that business owners should be required to provide services to same-sex couples, a 14-point drop from 2013, when the question was first asked.

• 35 percent say the government "should be allowed to deny issuing license plates to a group who intends to display a Confederate flag on the plates," while 56 percent oppose the idea.

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[apocalypto]

Perfectly stated.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

That means 30% are idiots.

[redfreedom]

http://dianawest.net/Home/tabid/36/EntryId/965/-Cronkites-Offensive-History.aspx

http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB120226056767646059

Do a google search, you will find more.

[sakic]

Is it your opinion that America was winning in Vietnam?

If so, what were we winning, exactly, and to what end should we have continued? How would it have ended if we had pursued it further? I see no worthwhile goal.

[central_va]

Liberals don’t her bias accents.

[central_va]

her=hear

[central_va]

I have an ex liberal friend tell me that liberals and the media have the same political "accent". When you are a full blown liberal the media sounds "normal". They think there is no bias because the MSM "sounds" just like me.

Politically to the liberal Fox News sounds like the worst thickest southern accent you ever heard.

[GOPJ]

Thanks central...