Americans See Liberal Media Bias on TV News

[cynatnite]

By a 39% to 20% margin, American adults believe that the three major broadcast networks deliver news with a bias in favor of liberals. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 25% believe that ABC, CBS, and NBC deliver the news without any bias.

Similar results are found for CNN and National Public Radio (NPR). By a margin of 33% to 16%, Americans say that CNN has a liberal bias. The nation’s adults say the same about NPR by a 27% to 14% margin.

There is one major exception to the belief that media outlets have a liberal bias—Fox News. Thirty-one percent (31%) of Americans say it has a bias that favors conservatives while 15% say it has a liberal bias.

When it comes to delivering news without bias, 37% believe NPR accomplishes that goal. Thirty-six percent (36%) say the same for Fox and 32% believe it’s true of CNN. As noted earlier, just 25% believe the major broadcast networks deliver news in an unbiased manner. Results for other media outlets will be released over the next week.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/americans_see_liberal_media_bias_on_tv_news

Want to bet their internals show that more RW nutjobs are the larges segment polled? I know...it's Rasmussen. It's to be expected from them.

[ThomWV]

1. Should Read: Only a Minority of Americans Believe In the Liberal Bias

Only 39% of Americans believe ....

[myrna minx]

2. 15% of people believe that FOX has a liberal bias!? D'oh. n/t

[Cabcere]

27. I know! That's just disturbing. (n/t)

[EOTE]

3. 39% of Americans have a bias towards stupidity?

I guess it's not all that surprising considering that almost 30% still support the shrub. And only 31% says that Fox has a conservative bias? Dear god, what are the other 69% smoking?

[davidwparker]

4. it's a testimony to how dumb and apathetic most Americans are. n/t

[EFerrari]

28. On the contrary, this. shows you that they are teachable.

They've been told this repeatedly on the RW media and they've learned the message.

[bunkerbuster1]

5. This really doesn't surprise.

It's been an article of faith among conservatives that the media is "liberal"--they have this drummed into them all the time. I figure that's good for about 35-40% of America.

It's a stupid thing to believe, of course, but then if they were bright, they wouldn't be conservatives.

[unpossibles]

6. I could boil that study down to one line

15-20% of Americans are so f'ing stupid, they don't even know their head is up their butt.

[blogslut]

7. Rasmussen

pffft!

[nini]

8. You would think that if you were a fascist neocon

.

[alphafemale]

9. 15% of people think FAUX has a Liberal bias....

Good :wow: God


:yoiks:

[Guaranteed]

23. lol so, that basically means you can throw 15% of the people surveyed out nt

[Vincardog]

10. Republicans see a strong liberal bias on all the outlets except Fox.

Forty-nine percent (49%) of the GOP faithful see Fox as fair and balanced.

They are confusing "Liberal BIAS" with telling the TRUTH.
Drinking too much KOOLAID gives you a tummy ache

[BlooInBloo]

11. (shrug) Americans are fucking idiots. That's news.

[seriousstan]

13. Seattle, that in the U.S.? Thought so.

[Writer]

12. Has anyone noticed that 25% of the respondents said "neither?"

A quarter of the respondents got it RIGHT. More than those who said that the media are conservative.

[Robbien]

14. Oh bull. When the numbers are in the twenties and thirties

this means nothing.

But since this is Rasmussen, the rabid right will be all over it screaming wildly.

[melody]

15. Rasmussen -- all GOP spin, all the time

The bias is in the methodology. It's junk polling.

[Bonhomme Richard]

16. This poll was designed to put MSM on the defensive.

Just as some of the networks are beginning to wake up it is not surprising that the liberal media mantra is raised. These people are so predictable.

[Crunchy Frog]

17. That's because the liberally biased media

keeps telling them that the media is liberally biased. And it must be true, because even the liberals at CNN say it's true. The logic behind this conclusion is simply impeccable.:freak:

[baby_mouse]

18. Bias, schmias. It's a meaningless criticism.

You either have opinions, or you're unbiased!

[Initech]

19. There is no liberal media. It doesn't exist.

The whole theory was conjured up by a guy who's whacked out on oxycontin to begin with.

[warren pease]

20. On the other hand...

85 percent of Americans want to hear less about Anna Nicole Smith, so the remaining 15 percent must be that same group that thinks Fux has a liberal bias.


http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/poll_85_want_less_media_coverage_of_anna_nicole_smith


Conclusion: At a minimum, 15 percent of Americans make Cream of Wheat look brilliant.


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[DearAbby]

30. Well take the 15% of the 26% that still support *

they are dumb as bricks and should be stashed somewhere where they wont harm themselves or others...that means * is sitting at 11% approval, having removed the 15% "Clods".

Math was never my strongsuit. But I like the way I spin numbers..Rassy can do it...so can I.

[Wiley50]

21. Even Partial Reality Has A Strong Liberal Bias? n/t

[Guaranteed]

22. If they wanted to make an argument for NPR, I'd accept that.

But CNN? The networks? Are you KIDDING ME, man? Those corporate clowns are so far from liberal they're on the moon.

[depakid]

24. Rasmussen says it's true- so it must be!

And Du'ers must jump to the tune.

[Clark2008]

25. I'm an American and I don't see it.

:shrug:

[Uncle Joe]

26. I would be more interested in seeing, corporate versus people bias.

I believe people have different definitions of what liberal or conservative are and the corporate media has played a large part in festering these divisions, instead of finding common ground. I believe this is because, they in fact serve corporate interests and the easiest way to conquer your enemy, in this case the American People, is to divide and conquer them.

So please corporate media show us some polls reflecting whether or not the American People believe there is a "corporate versus people bias" in the news you feed us.

[0rganism]

29. 39% of American adults wouldn't know "liberal bias" if it bit them in the ass

Rasmussen... isn't that the bunch who polled Bush at 39% approval recently, when the composite average is under 30%?