Trusting media to 'get it right' -- Republicans wary

Published: October 8, 2007, 7:43 am

Tags: polls

At the president's last press conference, Sept. 20. The television networks and wires hold the front row -- plus front and center, veteran columnist Helen Thomas. White House photo by Eric Draper. by Mark Silva Here's a morning poll report which may help explain some of the commentary that we see almost daily here in the Swamp: Republicans in America today remain deeply distrustful of the national news media -- in sharp contrast to Democrats, who have a great deal more trust in the media's accuracy,'' the Gallup Poll reports. The overall reviews are not great: Less than half of Americans, regardless of partisanship, have a great deal or a fair amount of trust in the mass media.'' Yet more than three-quarters of Republicans surveyed see the media as too liberal while fewer than one in five say the media are too conservative. Americans also are less likely to perceive bias in their local media than in the national media. And,

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