Majority Voters Believe Media Is Biased And Interested in Creating Controversy About Candidates
At the MSNBC / Politico Republican Debate on Sept 7th, Gingrich Chastises the Media for trying to promote infighting between Republican Candidates. [Source Story and Video]
Today, Rasmussen Reports confirms that the America voters have the same opinion of the media.
Rasmussen Reports: Voters overwhelmingly believe the media’s more interested in playing “gotcha” with those running for president than with airing out where they stand on the important issues of the day.
- 16% of Likely U.S. Voters - media is more interested in prospective presidential candidates stand on the issues.
- 73% believe the media is more interested in creating controversies about the candidates.
- 11% are undecided.
This view is shared by most voters across the partisan spectrum . . . .
- 53% of the Political Class believe the media is more interested in where the candidates stand on the issues.
- 78% of Mainstream voters think the media is more concerned with creating controversies about those running for president.
The overall findings:
- 67% of all voters believe most reporters, when covering a political campaign, try to help the candidate they want to win.
- 21% think most reporters put the emphasis instead on trying to offer unbiased coverage.
[These views are virtually unchanged in surveys since June 2008.]
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Today, Rasmussen Reports confirms that the America voters have the same opinion of the media.
- 16% of Likely U.S. Voters - media is more interested in prospective presidential candidates stand on the issues.
- 73% believe the media is more interested in creating controversies about the candidates.
- 11% are undecided.
This view is shared by most voters across the partisan spectrum . . . .
- 53% of the Political Class believe the media is more interested in where the candidates stand on the issues.
- 78% of Mainstream voters think the media is more concerned with creating controversies about those running for president.
The overall findings:
- 67% of all voters believe most reporters, when covering a political campaign, try to help the candidate they want to win.
- 21% think most reporters put the emphasis instead on trying to offer unbiased coverage.
[These views are virtually unchanged in surveys since June 2008.]
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Tags: Rasmussen Reports, media, media bias, voters, survey, poll To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!
Posted by Bill Smith at 6:07 PM - Post Link
3 Comments:
I sure hope they take that into consideration when they get in the voting booth.
Substantive issues are not easily given to 30 second sound bites, but controversy and fluff sells because it can be characterized. The Media or the ability of a candidate to create the kind of "News Event" that get favorable coverage will t...rump substance every time, unless, of course, the News Media is interested in the story, then we get wall to wall coverage, and the aftermath, which is, did the media overplay their wall to wall coverage.
When it comes to covering Republican and Democrat issues the Media is very clear on where it stands. Reporters have gone so far as to inject their opinion into a story. Good news get reported on Democrats and bad news on Republicans. That is OK because I use to coach football and there were times when I would just tell the team that we had to beat the other team AND the Referee, the media is the Referee.
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