Poll: Fox Most Trusted News for Americans
Sunday, January 13, 2008 3:05 PM
Fox News has supplanted CNN as the 'most trusted' news source for Americans, a new nationwide poll finds.
The poll conducted by Sacred Heart University, found that the most trusted national TV news organizations, for accurate reporting, in declining order included:
Fox News (27.0%),
CNN (14.6%),
**In 2003, CNN led Fox News on “trust most for
accurate reporting†23.8% to 14.6%**.
NBC News (10.90%)
ABC News (7.0%),
local news (6.9%),
CBS News (6.8%)
MSNBC (4.0%),
PBS News (3.0%),
CNBC (0.6%)
CBN (0.5%).
The Sacred Heart University Polling Institute completed 800 interviews with residents nationwide between November 26 – December 5, 2007. The sample was generated proportional to population contribution in all 50 states. Statistically, a sample of 800 completed telephone interviews represents a margin for error of +/-3.5%at a 95% confidence level. © 2008 Newsmax.
The Sacred Heart University Poll also found significantly declining percentages of Americans saying they believe all or most of media news reporting (19.6%, down from 27.4% in 2003.
The perception is growing among Americans that the news media attempts to influence public opinion – 87.6%, up from 79.3% in 2003.
The perception is growing among Americans that the news media attempts to influence public policies, 86%, up from 76.7% in 2003.
“Americans know bias and imbalance when they see it and they don’t like it" said Jerry C. Lindsley, director of the Sacred Heart University Polling Institute. He added, “Americans know that it’s just not that hard to present both sides and keep personal bias at home.â€
By four-to-one margins, Americans surveyed see The New York Times (41.9% to 11.8%) and National Public Radio (40.3% to 11.2%) as mostly or somewhat liberal.
By a three-to-one margin, Americans see news media journalists and broadcasters (45.4% to 15.7%) as mostly or somewhat liberal.
By a two-to-one margin, Americans see CNN (44.9% to 18.4%) and MSNBC (38.8% to 15.8%) as mostly or somewhat liberal.
Just Fox News was seen as mostly and somewhat conservative (48.7% to 22.3%).
Lyle L