Poll: Fox is most trusted name in news

MrLiberty · #1 (**permalink**) 01-26-2010, 05:55 PM

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Fox is the most trusted television news network in the country, according to a new poll out Tuesday.

A Public Policy Polling nationwide survey of 1,151 registered voters Jan. 18-19 found that 49 percent of Americans trusted Fox News, 10 percentage points more than any other network.

Thirty-seven percent said they didn’t trust Fox, also the lowest level of distrust that any of the networks recorded.

There was a strong partisan split among those who said they trusted Fox — with 74 percent of Republicans saying they trusted the network, while only 30 percent of Democrats said they did.

CNN was the second-most-trusted network, getting the trust of 39 percent of those polled. Forty-one percent said they didn’t trust CNN.

Each of the three major networks was trusted by less than 40 percent of those surveyed, with NBC ranking highest at 35 percent. Forty-four percent said they did not trust NBC, which was combined with its sister cable station MSNBC.

Thirty-two percent of respondents said they trusted CBS, while 31 percent trusted ABC. Both CBS and ABC were not trusted by 46 percent of those polled.

Read more: Poll: Fox is most trusted name in news - Andy Barr - POLITICO.com

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All one can do is smile!

Kizzume · #2 (**permalink**) 01-26-2010, 05:58 PM

Ok. I'll concede at this. I have not seen a poll like this in the past, I have simply seen numbers that reflect how many people watch Fox News.

This is the proof I was asking about in the other thread. The proof has been given to me and I cannot deny it.

I must say that it really surprises me a lot.

Tumbleweed · #3 (**permalink**) 01-26-2010, 06:23 PM

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“A generation ago you would have expected Americans to place their trust in the most neutral and unbiased conveyors of news,” said PPP President Dean Debnam in his analysis of the poll. “But the media landscape has really changed, and now they’re turning more toward the outlets that tell them what they want to hear.”

saltwn · #4 (**permalink**) 01-26-2010, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by MrLiberty

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All one can do is smile!

Are you saying you like to watch Fox news?
Then I am happy for you, but why do you have to 'verify' that it's "O.K" to have a favorite news station?

As for the poll

I was always taught "Don't believe anything you hear; only half of what you read; and be skeptical about what you see with your very own eyes."

But you go on an 'trust' Fox News if that's what blows your hair back.

Tumbleweed · #5 (**permalink**) 01-27-2010, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by MrLiberty

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All one can do is smile!

What did you expect a poll made up of 39% Conservatives, 47% Moderates, and 14% Liberal to say?

foundit66 · #6 (**permalink**) 01-27-2010, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Tumbleweed

What did you expect a poll made up of 39% Conservatives, 47% Moderates, and 14% Liberal to say?

And whether or not Fox DESERVES that trust is another subject altogether....

In fact, there is a thread around here where Fox News has recognized their own bungling as so bad that they were threatening punitive actions for the next big mess-up...

And to further demonstrate a lack of credibility, there was absolutely no follow-through...

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