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All-Time Low: Only 7% Say They Have Great Deal of Trust in American Media
Cybercast News Service ^ | September 29, 2015 | 11:34 AM EDT | Terence P. Jeffrey

Posted on 09/29/2015 1:19:06 PM PDT by Olog-hai

A Gallup poll released yesterday shows that an all-time low of 7 percent of Americans say that they have a great deal of trust and confidence in the media.

At the other end of the spectrum, a record high of 24 percent said their trust and confidence in the media is “none.”

The combined 60 percent who say they have either no trust in the media (24 percent) or not very much trust (36 percent) also matched an all-time high. […]

Democrats were far more likely than Republicans or Independents to have trust and confidence in the media, according to Gallup.

In the new poll, 55 percent of Democrats said they had a great deal or fair amount of trust and confidence in the media. By contrast, only 33 percent of Independents and only 32 percent of Republicans said they had a great deal or fair amount of confidence in the media. …

(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: brianwilsonism; danratherbiased; danratherlegacy; dnctalkingpoints; enemedia; fakebutaccurate; fauxtography; yellowjournalism
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To: Olog-hai

WHAT! Do you mean to tell me that 7% of the American population actually BELIEVE those Media goons???


21 posted on 09/29/2015 2:44:59 PM PDT by Savage Beast ("You can, in fact must, shout 'Fire!' in a crowded theater. It just has to be the truth." J.Goldberg)
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To: Olog-hai

Only institution with an approval rating less than Congress....


22 posted on 09/29/2015 2:55:14 PM PDT by Carbonsteel
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To: Olog-hai

There are approximately 320 Million people in the USA. 7% is 22.4 Million. That’s what the democratic party is counting on, plus the dead and illegal votes.


23 posted on 09/29/2015 2:56:15 PM PDT by seawolf101
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To: Olog-hai

Those are P.T. Barnum’s people.


24 posted on 09/29/2015 3:44:57 PM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: TigerClaws

It started well before Trump.


25 posted on 09/29/2015 3:47:18 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: Olog-hai

I think there are more certifiably insane Americans than teh number who have a great deal of faith in the lamestream media.


26 posted on 09/29/2015 3:47:19 PM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: Olog-hai

“Only 7% Say They Have Great Deal of Trust in American Media”

That means that only 7% will care if they’re hanged from lampposts.


27 posted on 09/29/2015 4:46:29 PM PDT by sergeantdave
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To: Olog-hai

Trust them to take Americans money: that’s their job!


28 posted on 09/29/2015 4:49:45 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: Olog-hai

This latest lie about the muslim clock boy has to hurt. Then you have Megs Kelly making an idiot out of Fox News - the one place many still mistakenly trusted the news.


29 posted on 09/29/2015 5:18:14 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: Olog-hai; MeshugeMikey

I trust modern journalistas below lawyers
which is below my trust in government
which is below my trust in used car salesmen


30 posted on 09/29/2015 5:40:41 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Will Bernie Sanders run as an Independent if he does not get the nomination of the Democrat Party?)
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To: Savage Beast; MeshugeMikey

Without the media who will I turn to so I can learn who was nominated for a well deserved Grammy award? < /s >


31 posted on 09/29/2015 5:42:50 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Will Bernie Sanders run as an Independent if he does not get the nomination of the Democrat Party?)
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To: a fool in paradise

Yo DEWD.....!/S


32 posted on 09/29/2015 6:17:12 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: a fool in paradise

and yet,.....the vast majority of American WATCH these slimey bobbleheaded mouthpieces for socialism on a regular basis?

how can this be??


33 posted on 09/29/2015 6:19:27 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Olog-hai

People trust Congress more than the media?


34 posted on 09/29/2015 6:25:01 PM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: MeshugeMikey

Force of habit.

Some people still subscribe to the morning paper as well. 16-36 hour old news reports, largely from syndicates, delivered next to the bottles of fresh milk, wait...


35 posted on 09/29/2015 6:26:46 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Will Bernie Sanders run as an Independent if he does not get the nomination of the Democrat Party?)
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To: a fool in paradise

the cream no longer rises to the top.....now that were using homogenized milk in cartons.....for the most part....


36 posted on 09/29/2015 6:28:07 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Olog-hai

Taqiyya and Kitman are the new tools of MSM, it is why they have embraced ISLAM. It serves their every purpose.


37 posted on 09/30/2015 1:06:35 AM PDT by TexasTransplant (Idiocracy used to just be a Movie... Live every day as your last...one day you will be right)
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