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"I have a high level of confidence in the credibility and reporting of news organizations."
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We have received feedback on this issue from people all across America. Review the graph to the left for a quick snapshot of the responses received to date, or read the responses below.
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Scott, WI
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... profit motive
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September 16,2003
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It is increasingly difficult to find news that is credible and balanced. The sad fact for me is that I find the news that I trust most comes from a program that does satire of the news ("The Daily Show" on Comedy Central). The amount of censorship and sensationalism that goes on in the major news organizations is amazing. It all ties into profit motive rather than what a free press was originally supposed to stand for.
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Daniel, RI
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... Question everything.
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September 16,2003
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Question everything. Do independent research on stories that peak your interest. Formulate your own opinion based solely on the fact of the situation and how it really affects you and the things you care about. The media is only good for giving an example opinion with its facts.
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Steve, OK
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... I was denied
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September 16,2003
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They report what they want, careful not to step on the toes of their parent company and subsideraries, in a manner that best reflects the agendas and beliefs of those companies.
I was denied help by a local reporter over a dispute because it was against a campany that spends a million plus dollars a year in commercials on that station. You can be sure that my grievance would have received air time, if it were against Billy Bob's 20 car auto dealership...
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Marvin, TX
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... more valuable
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September 16,2003
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I think most journalists try to report what exists. Due to the influence of comptrollers the report is often too short to mean much. The U.S. public has been dumbed down to accept 3-4 sentence reporting of an event. Jim Lehrer's News Hour on PBS is the exception by focusing on 3-4 items in an hour. This is much more valuable.
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Justin, VA
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... inherently biased
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September 16,2003
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It's been questionable for over 100 years. In the early 1900's the NY Times alone molded the political climate within the public's mind making and breaking US presidents. Candidates and civil servants favored by the paper's executives would be lauded on the front page while others would have their voices drowned out in the back pages. Cases where chief editors would punish reporters for covering events deemed politically unfavorable are common. Media in all forms is inherently biased often placing slants at the whims of the controling interests or sensationalism. Consolidation and conglomeration of news organizations that control near 50% of audiences with no real accountability is a scary thought indeed.
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Caleb, WI
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... news is truth
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September 16,2003
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I think that our news is truth, but I think that they don't tell us the entire truth. Just pieces of a big puzzle. The only way to put that puzzle together is to get a variety of news sources.
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June, LA
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... misleading information
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September 16,2003
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No, I absolutely do not agree with this view. Many instances of inaccurate, erroneous and misleading information has been given as news by too many "news organizations." Some recent examples involving the war in Irag reports on WMD, Al Queida connections, etc.
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John, MI
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... Don't blame the audience
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September 16,2003
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Journalistic integrity has been eclipsed by personal bias, which is blantant on Network News (e.g. Peter Jennings & ABC News).
Don't blame the audience for the sorry state of news today. We are still searching for the real "fair and balanced" reports. At least programs like yours, as well as organizations like Media Research Center, and authors like Bernard Goldberg are helping to focus light on this problem.
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Gayle, MN
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... frustrated at the reporting
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September 16,2003
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Just look at your bar graph to see how reliable the news reporting is.
I am frustrated at the reporting from a lot of the major media. Personal reports from Iraq are completely contrary to what the news media tells us.
And even the NewsHour seems more interested in what the New York Times says than an independent report. My local newspaper prints stories from the New York Times. And I can't say I trust the New York Times after learning of their troubles...they tend to make it up as they go. And when have journalists become experts on everything? Give the facts from the source and let it go.
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Salma, VA
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... have their own agenda
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September 16,2003
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I have high confidence in PBS, ABC's Nightline and even the BBC news. I'm about to spend more money on cable to see the International news. The other Mega Media companies have their own agenda and it's not about the people.
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