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Americans' Confidence in Television News Drops to New Low
Gallup Politics ^ | July 10, 2012 | by Lymari Morales

Posted on 07/11/2012 8:45:35 PM PDT by Wills_Dad

Americans' confidence in television news is at a new low by one percentage point, with 21% of adults expressing a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in it. This marks a decline from 27% last year and from 46% when Gallup started tracking confidence in television news in 1993.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: confidence; gallup; newspaper; tv

1 posted on 07/11/2012 8:45:43 PM PDT by Wills_Dad
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To: Wills_Dad

The sooner the Democrat newsrooms die off completely, the better the chance that America can begin to recover.


2 posted on 07/11/2012 8:50:57 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: Wills_Dad

“And that’s the way it is.”


3 posted on 07/11/2012 8:53:38 PM PDT by Rocky (Obama is pure evil)
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To: Lancey Howard

Did you hear Anderson Pooper is marrying his butt buddy?


4 posted on 07/11/2012 9:08:26 PM PDT by MNDude ( Victimhood is the Holy Grail of liberalism)
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To: Wills_Dad

So 21% are fellow communists.

Pray for America


5 posted on 07/11/2012 9:24:19 PM PDT by bray (If you vote for a Communist, what's that make you?)
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6 posted on 07/11/2012 9:32:41 PM PDT by Prole (Please pray for the families of Chris and Channon. May God always watch over them)
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To: Wills_Dad
ABC= Always Broadcasting Cr*p

CBS = Cr*p Broadcasting System

NBC = Nothing But Cr*p

Too much cr*p on TV!

7 posted on 07/11/2012 9:36:13 PM PDT by Smittie
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To: Lancey Howard

Another thing that need to go are the leftist rag newspapers like the L.A. Times. If they could be replaced by non-partisan papers that concentrate on the sunday circulars and local news, or simply pushed out of business, great!


8 posted on 07/11/2012 10:10:35 PM PDT by Hokestuk
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To: Wills_Dad
Liberals and moderates lost so much confidence in television news this year -- 11 and 10 points, respectively -- that their views are now more akin to conservatives' views.

And, this is the key observation. Even the libs know that the "news" media are lying political activists. Importantly, NOBODY likes being lied to.

The media have chosen to sacrifice what cred they had to promote and defend Mister Obama; and, THEY are the big losers. Once caught in a lie, credibility is difficult, if not impossible to regain. (Just ask Dan THE FORGER Rather)

As Mister Obama's past, his lies, and corruption become more apparent, folks will correctly blame the news media, as they have functioned as gatekeepers (however temporarily) of information.

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9 posted on 07/11/2012 10:10:57 PM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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I’m just amazed anyone watches any of that drivel. Whether it is CNN, Fox, MSNBC, etc . . . I watch none of it. Bunch of know nothing “pundits” who only say what will get them ratings and get them paid. People need to start thinking for themselves instead of falling in line after being told how to think. How do you think we got Romney?


10 posted on 07/11/2012 10:11:26 PM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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We have not watched any of them since the primaries, FOX was the main source, but when they started pushing the "NEW ONE" Romney, that was it for our house.

Other than getting what is new from FR, we only catch the 10pm local news now, that's about all I can stand.

Even the emails, if there is ONE more email of how bad Obama is I will puke, I KNOW THAT already, knew that when he was crowned, I hate him will all the passion I can muster and I don't want to see him in my emails.

Neither do I want to get a email from the Romney CAMP, never will I donate to their cause, they will do nothing for any of us.

11 posted on 07/11/2012 10:36:52 PM PDT by annieokie
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To: Wills_Dad; abb

Interesting results all round ... and Libtards trust newsers even less than conservatives!

12 posted on 07/11/2012 11:33:16 PM PDT by Zakeet (Like Barack said, "We can't be broke cause we still have checks in the checkbook.")
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I pretty much get my news from FR, and foreign sources, US news sucks, it’s like watching Vremya, from the Soviet days.


13 posted on 07/11/2012 11:35:07 PM PDT by dfwgator (FUJR (not you, Jim))
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To: Wills_Dad

Well, of course. It’s sponsored by a bipartisan class of spoiled commies.


14 posted on 07/12/2012 12:02:19 AM PDT by familyop ("Wanna cigarette? You're never too young to start." --Deacon, "Waterworld")
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To: Zakeet

I wonder what caused that major uptick in BOTH TV and papers in 2011.


15 posted on 07/12/2012 3:04:14 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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To: Seaplaner
Liberals and moderates lost so much confidence in television news this year -- 11 and 10 points, respectively -- that their views are now more akin to conservatives' views.

The 'teacher's pets' are capable of shame... good. It's about time.

16 posted on 07/12/2012 4:20:20 AM PDT by GOPJ (Marion Berry: 'If you take out the killings, Washington actually has a very very low crime rate')
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To: Wills_Dad

Very true... I no longer even watch fox... they are infected also.

LLS


17 posted on 07/12/2012 4:38:04 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Don't Tread On Me)
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To: Wills_Dad

Anyone who doesn’t think abc, c bs, nbc, cnn etc have liberal agendas they bend the news and facts for are fools.
If any say the sun comes up in the east you’d best check to see if it is accurate.


18 posted on 07/12/2012 4:45:39 AM PDT by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) Hey Mitt, F-you too pal)
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To: Wills_Dad

I often wonder why ABCNBCCBS are still in the news business? Since they are still commercial enterprises looking to make a profit I would have thought they could find something else to fill the news slots that would pull in a bigger audience and increase the ad revenues. They can’t be making very much money on their nightly news shows.


19 posted on 07/12/2012 9:11:32 AM PDT by ops33 (Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Retired))
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