Study: More Than 60% Don't Trust Campaign Coverage

[beckers]

I am posting this with hope that it doesn’t get deleted. It doesn’t have anything to say about any candiates but only with press coverage. But i am not sure if this breaks the new rule or not.

editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003678478

I thought it was interesting and wonder if it will make the press change their focus on how they protray the news in general. i mean if more than 60% don’t trust the press coverage of the election what does that say about the rest of their coverage?I know i have a hard time even listening to the news because everyone slants things or you have shows like Nancy Grace which sensialize the news. I truly wonder how they are going to protray the Pope coming in April to America…

 

[po18guy]

I have withdrawn from the media. The Bill of Rights guarantees a free press, not an honest or unbiased one. Thus, we have corporate news, but it’s still slightly better than government news. Recall Pravda (truth) and Izvestia (news) in the Soviet Union? They used to say that there’s no truth in the news and no news in the truth. Were getting closer than ever.

 

[WanderAimlessly]

After what I heard about last night, I would not trust the MSM at all. They knew about the “plant” no matter what they said.

 

[ErikaA]

What really irks me is the coverage on the economy and housing “crisis”. I personally believe the media has been trying to talk us into a recession for the past year.

That said, does our distrust of the media reflect a growing cynicism in our society? Everyone is sarcastic and a skeptic and these traits are portrayed as “cool” and “smart”, as though mockery and uncertainty are marks of intelligence.