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Title: Poll Finds PBS Most Trused Name in News
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Broadcasting & Cable
URL Source: http://www.broadcastingcable.com/ar ... S_Most_Trused_Name_in_News.php
Published: Feb 19, 2010
Author: By Marisa Guthrie
Post Date: 2010-02-19 14:03:09 by Brian S
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Views: 563
Comments: 4
A new poll finds PBS among the most trusted institutions in America and the most trusted name in news. According to an annual poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media, 40% of Americans trust PBS' news and public affairs programs a "great deal." Fox News was second at 29% and CNN was third at 27%. Additionally, when asked to chose whether news coverage, investigations and discussions of major issues on PBS programs was "liberal," "mostly fair" or "conservative," 40% chose "mostly fair." NBC and ABC were second with 33% each followed by CNN (31%), NPR (29%), Fox News (25%) and MSNBC (24%). PBS Kids also earned high marks from the public with 67% of respondents rating children's programming "very important" compared to 49% for children's programming on cable and 44% on broadcast television. The public broadcaster's public funding also got high approval ratings with 80% of respondents saying funding for PBS is money "well spent" and an "excellent" use of tax dollars, second only to military defense. Additionally, when informed that public broadcasting receives 15% of its funding from the government - coming out to about $1 per person per year - 46% said this amount is "too little," 39% said it's "about right" and 11% said it's "too much." The survey included 1,002 participants, ages 25 or older, across the country and was conducted January 4-18, 2010.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
In other news, the same poll found Air America the most popular talk radio networkin in world history....
my anti groupie can't get through life without me.
C'mon Badeye......Brian's just trying to give props where props are due. What more trustworthy and objective news source can there be than the Government source? What??.....are you going to start ranting about the veracity of the media channels in North Korea or Iran next???
Death to everybody who does not get outta my way.
Laughing...good point.
my anti groupie can't get through life without me.
This isn't Brian's poll, Boofer...
The fact I was an RM2 escapes you obviously, and what that implies. Badeye posted on 2007-01-30 16:42:29 ET Reply Trace
#2. To: Badeye, Brian S (#1)
n other news, the same poll found Air America the most popular talk radio networkin in world history...
#3. To: e_type_jag (#2)
#4. To: Badeye (#2)
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