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The Hill: Poll: Most Voters Believe the Media is Unethical, Biased
Likely voters hold a dismal view of the news media, generally regarding reporters as biased, unethical and too close to the politicians they purport to cover, according to a new poll for The Hill.
A full 68 percent of voters consider the news media biased, the poll found. Most, 46 percent, believe the media generally favor Democrats, while 22 percent said they believe Republicans are favored, with 28 percent saying the media is reasonably balanced.
Well, duhhhh….
For more, check this out. It’s a solid piece of social science, not just someone’s anecdotally based opinion. The author, Professor Tim Groseclose, is the Marvin Hoffenberg Professor of American Politics at UCLA.
