">Fox News is the most trusted name in all of news<"

[rushmc 23]

THIS one is going to leave a mark!

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In a poll about a whole lot of things (religion, immigration, Obama) the Brookings Institution also surveyed 1538 adults about the news networks. When asked "which of the following news sources do you trust the most to provide accurate information about politics and current events?," Fox News beat everyone with 25%. MSNBC landed dead last with a humiliating 5%. CNN came in well behind Fox with 17%. "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" came in second to last with 8%

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2014/06/10/poll-fox-news-most-trusted-msnbc-least

Being fair and balanced has its advantages
This poll also indicates that the people like info and would just as soon make up their own minds

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[SkyDekker 1,465]

To me this poll says more about Americans than it does Fox News.

YMMV

[rushmc 23]

SkyDekker

To me this poll says more about Americans than it does Fox News.

YMMV

Yes
It says they know the truth when they see it

(if they care to look)

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[rehmwa 2]

SkyDekker

To me this poll says more about Americans than it does Fox News.

YMMV

nonsense to both of you - it's about the right split matching the public's watching.

It's more a statement that the market for left leaning watchers is bigger and thus that share of the pie is split up amongst more networks.

when you have 1 right leaning network vying for 50% of the market, and 12 left leaning networks vying for the other 50% of the market, don't be surprised when 25% is the biggest share......

hell, since the share isn't the full 50%, is more a statement that most people don't really have a preference and just watch the news with the anchors with the biggest tits.


I question the basis of the entire effort when the poll includes an entertainment show (Daily Show) in the list. That's ignorance at best. Fluff poll.

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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants

[Amazon 7]

Oh stop it... what are you trying to do.. cut down on the amount of tissues someone is using per post ???

[rehmwa 2]

Amazon

Oh stop it... what are you trying to do.. cut down on the amount of tissues someone is using per post ???

there's other sites for them both to keep a box nearby

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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants

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SkyDekker

To me this poll says more about Americans than it does Fox News.

To me it says more about the lack of validity in polling and the ability to manipulate them than anything.

An organization can pay to have a poll taken of the population that will return any result you'd like. That doesn't mean the poll is valid and it especially doesn't mean the reporting about it is valid.

Just for kicks, how many people here actually READ the poll being cited in this?

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[Amazon 7]

So you are saying this poll has a distinct Karl Rove fantasy component to it like most of them have had in his time serving up Murdoch pap.

[JerryBaumchen 1,468]

Hi rush,

Re: Fox News is the most trusted name in all of news.

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Fox News beat everyone with 25%.

So I'm guessing that math was not your strong suit in school.

And the other 75%????

Weird,

JerryBaumchen

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Amazon

So you are saying this poll has a distinct Karl Rove fantasy component to it like most of them have had in his time serving up Murdoch pap.

I'm saying that if the "Public Religion Research Institute" conducts a poll, you can pretty freaking well assume it's a bit biased because THAT is the actual poll in question.

http://publicreligion.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Immigration-Panel-Callback-Topline.pdf

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[Arvoitus 1]

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***So you are saying this poll has a distinct Karl Rove fantasy component to it like most of them have had in his time serving up Murdoch pap.

I'm saying that if the "Public Religion Research Institute" conducts a poll, you can pretty freaking well assume it's a bit biased because THAT is the actual poll in question.

http://publicreligion.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Immigration-Panel-Callback-Topline.pdf

I don't see why it would be as at least by their own description:

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Interviews were conducted by telephone among a random sample of 4,465 adults 18 years of age or older in the entire United States (1,774 respondents were interviewed on a cell phone). The landline and cell phone samples were provided by Survey Sampling International and the final sample was weighted to ensure proper representativeness.

For instance the question 8.a

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a. Allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry legally

2014 2013
29 25 Strongly favor
26 27 Favor
17 19 Oppose
22 23 Strongly oppose
06 07 Don’t know/Refused (VOL.)

If they were serious about skewing the result I doubt they'd show a majority support for something like gay marriage.

I think the explanation is what was already said before, 50% of the population has 1 choice where as the other 50% has about dozen choices.

If you compare the numbers:

23 Broadcast network news, such as NBC, ABC or CBS
17 CNN
25 Fox News
05 MSNBC
08 Comedy Central’s Daily Show with Jon Stewart


its 53% liberal vs. 25% right wing.

Your rights end where my feelings begin.

[mirage62 0]

From the standard "I hate Fox news" people......

Why do you get so bent about Fox, CNN seems like shit at times, I try to watch both but I don't wake up every morning with a CNN hard on.

In the end do some research, turn off Fox, CNN and certainly MSNBC..... OR watch them all for a blend but watching one is just dumb.

And constantly putting one source of new down, while ignoring the others fucked up positions is just ignorant.

Kevin Keenan is my hero, a double FUP, he does so much with so little

[freethefly 6]

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This poll also indicates that the people like info and would just as soon make up their own minds

You are correct. This poll shows that 75% of the people prefer to make up their own minds. The other 25% prefer to be sheeple glued to Faux News.

"...And once you're gone, you can't come back
When you're out of the blue and into the black."
Neil Young

[freethefly 6]

JerryBaumchen

Hi rush,

Re: Fox News is the most trusted name in all of news.

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Fox News beat everyone with 25%.

So I'm guessing that math was not your strong suit in school.

And the other 75%????

Weird,

JerryBaumchen

Along with spelling.
Weird, considering he claims to had been an honor student.

"...And once you're gone, you can't come back
When you're out of the blue and into the black."
Neil Young

[Amazon 7]

mirage62

From the standard "I hate Fox news" people......

Why do you get so bent about Fox, CNN seems like shit at times, I try to watch both but I don't wake up every morning with a CNN hard on.

In the end do some research, turn off Fox, CNN and certainly MSNBC..... OR watch them all for a blend but watching one is just dumb.

And constantly putting one source of new down, while ignoring the others fucked up positions is just ignorant.

Which "news" org was it again that took their case to the SC to be able to misinform their "viewers" again????

[regulator 0]

3 posts on this thread alone and you haven't used your old reliable FAUX NEWS?

You must not be feeling well.

[freethefly 6]

regulator

3 posts on this thread alone and you haven't used your old reliable FAUX NEWS?

You must not be feeling well.

Never fear, I got her covered in post #13.

Always on your side of the fence, Jeanne

"...And once you're gone, you can't come back
When you're out of the blue and into the black."
Neil Young

[DanG 1]

Taking the poll at face value, I'd like to point out that "most trusted" is in no way related to "best".

- Dan G

[Amazon 7]

regulator

3 posts on this thread alone and you haven't used your old reliable FAUX NEWS?

You must not be feeling well.

I though I would let you have a day off from being all butthurt...

[rushmc 23]

freethefly

***Hi rush,

Re: Fox News is the most trusted name in all of news.

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Fox News beat everyone with 25%.

So I'm guessing that math was not your strong suit in school.

And the other 75%????

Weird,

JerryBaumchen

Along with spelling.
Weird, considering he claims to had been an honor student.

Ever heard of whole language education?

And I had to be an honor student or I could not drive
Mom and dad got lower insurance rates that way

But go ahead, keep throwing shots
Cause when it comes to content? You got nothin

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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rushmc

And I had to be an honor student ...

So, what are you saying; your entire on-line persona is completely misrepresented and betrayed (by your own words)?

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[SkyDekker 1,465]

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I think the explanation is what was already said before, 50% of the population has 1 choice where as the other 50% has about dozen choices.

If you compare the numbers:

23 Broadcast network news, such as NBC, ABC or CBS
17 CNN
25 Fox News
05 MSNBC
08 Comedy Central’s Daily Show with Jon Stewart


its 53% liberal vs. 25% right wing.

And labelling the news source that coincides with your political slant as "most trusted" says more about the person than the news source.

Ohhh, look, that is exactly what I said in my first post on the subject.

[rushmc 23]

quade

***And I had to be an honor student ...

So, what are you saying; your entire on-line persona is completely misrepresented and betrayed (by your own words)?

sure!
why not?
that is what I am saying

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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rushmc

******And I had to be an honor student ...

So, what are you saying; your entire on-line persona is completely misrepresented and betrayed (by your own words)?

sure!
why not?
that is what I am saying

Let me make that clear; you're really super smart, you just act like an illiterate.

Is that it?

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[kelpdiver 2]

DanG

Taking the poll at face value, I'd like to point out that "most trusted" is in no way related to "best".

I suspect that if you had instead asked the subjects: Which news station do you watch the most, you'd get very similar results. Why would you spend more time watching something you don't trust (other than those who enjoy the Daily Show)?

So really all we see here is a viewership poll, and we already knew that Fox has the largest market share thanks to a programming style choice.