What media is most trusted?

Came across this graphic based on a study by the Pew Research Center. It purports to show what media are trusted by the left, center and right:



Looks like the Journal wins. Interesting that two of the top sources are from UK not the US.

I don't know enough about PEW to know if they are center left or right. (Anyone?)

Also the study is over two years old.

I was always partial to the BBC.

Without a doubt the Wall Street Journal is the definitive source for all media and this survey agrees with that.

It's comical that anyone would believe that NBC is not liberal biased.  The CEO of GE somehow found time while he was shipping jobs to China to have his lips surgically attached to Obama's nether regions.

I think there all biased in some way or another.  There is money influencing the messages in both directions.

Coach Z wrote

It's comical that anyone would believe that NBC is not liberal biased.  The CEO of GE somehow found time while he was shipping jobs to China to have his lips surgically attached to Obama's nether regions.

I don't get it Z... Immelt is a Republican, and GE sold NBC over 5 years ago.  He was not taken under the O-man's wing until after GE sold NBC.  I actually think the deal was forged long before the O-man took office.  How does Immelt's position with GE effect the NBC message?  Any examples or is this just your usual hot air?

I would think if Immelt was influencing the NBC content it would lean more to the right than the left.

That chart does show that NBC is trusted more by left and center leaning.  Does trust correlate with bias? Probably.

Remember, like those ski surveys, this is survey of peoples opinions.  So you can't really say it wrong, assuming the methodology was legit. Trust is really an opinion and by definitions opinions aren't right or wrong.

It was under GE that Chris Matthews had his liberal brogasim.  All the same players are still there except for Brian Williams.

Coach Z wrote

It was under GE that Chris Matthews had his liberal brogasim.  All the same players are still there except for Brian Williams.

Chris Matthews said the image of Bush on the aircraft carrier during his "mission accomplished" speech was amazing and if Iraq was a success, George W. Bush should be on Mount Rushmore:

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/chris-matthews-was-against-the-iraq-war-while-he-was-tingling-over-it/

How about this novel idea: the media is made of a bunch of individuals and they might be right or wrong at any given time, just like all people.

It would be interesting to see a seperate category for the WSJ editorial page than from the whole paper.  My guess is it would be more polarized.

witch hobble wrote

It would be interesting to see a seperate category for the WSJ editorial page than from the whole paper.  My guess is it would be more polarized.

I was also wondering about the effect of the survey being 2 years old. It does seem like the WSJ is heading farther right.

mattchuck2 wrote

How about this novel idea: the media is made of a bunch of individuals and they might be right or wrong at any given time, just like all people.

WTF! News professionals are supposed to be just that - professionals. Research and hard work have gone out the window for sound bites and fluff.

PeeTex wrote

mattchuck2 wrote

How about this novel idea: the media is made of a bunch of individuals and they might be right or wrong at any given time, just like all people.

WTF! News professionals are supposed to be just that - professionals. Research and hard work have gone out the window for sound bites and fluff.

How is that different than what I said?

CBS just showed how the liberal media bias impacts the elections.

One segment of 60 Minutes did a hachett job on Johnson.  They dragged out all the libertarian planks regardless if Johnson Weld support those positions. It was still probably good for the media exposure.

Next they did a piece on the Strategic Command and nuclear Triad with the focus being on having to obey the Presidents command no matter what.  Clearly this was a anti Trump pro Clinton piece but the problem is the majority of voters are too stupid to realize this.

IMO 60 minutes has little serious following anymore. That maybe just me - I stopped watching it years ago.

I get all my political news from the New York Ski Blog

They sucked me in with the promise of GJ being on and the sub segment for my son.

Media bias is more of a result than a cause of the bias that each and every one of us have. I think that we all go to a source for our news that will substantiate our personal beliefs as opposed to going to a source that may give us reason to admit that we were "wrong" in what we held as true.

My biggest fear is that "news" reporting has become more of an entertainment industry than a tool for giving us the facts. So many of us are fooled into thinking that we're getting the true story from a source when we're really entertained by the banter between the talking heads or focusing on the short skirts that they're wearing.

The problem is while smart people may understand the bias the majority of people are morons that don't read or get their news from anywhere but the boob tube.

I don't get all my news from sources I agree with. I check in with the corner, red state, drudge, etc. That's how I hear about all the stupid right wing "scandals" like the secret "whitey" tape.