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Trust In Fox News Sinks Along With Its Ratings

Posted by Ellen -7859.80pc on February 08, 2013 · Flag

More bad news for Fox: A recent PPP poll found that the public's trust in the network has sunk to a new low. Except among Republicans. Their confidence in the "fair and balanced" network is so strong that Fox came out as both the least trusted and most trusted network.

I explained the paradox in my recent post at Crooks and Liars but it basically comes down to the fact that Republicans only trust Fox while Democrats "split their allegiance" and trust all the other networks except Fox. The good news for those of us who think Fox is a blight on journalism is that Democrats and independents are seeing the light.

As I also wrote, it's heartening to know that while Roger Ailes and his minions still pretend to lack a partisan agenda, more and more American news consumers know better.

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Mel Brandow commented 2013-02-10 13:51:57 -0500 · Flag
I would welcome a troll, if he or she could make a well reasoned argument. But with our luck, we seem to get the ones that drink their bathwater.
Ellen followed this page 2013-02-10 13:48:28 -0500
Richard Santalone commented 2013-02-09 11:46:13 -0500 · Flag
@average American Patriot Don’t forget about the traffic at Chick-Fil-A restaurants as well.

;^)
Bemused commented 2013-02-09 02:35:17 -0500 · Flag
@umad: You may be living proof that one can have the TV on and not be taking in anything that’s on it. It’s called selective listening and that’s why they hike up the volume during commercials: to wake up the slumbering couch potatoes.

The fact that the Newshounds gals do not have such selective entry mechanisms is suggested by the times they’ve given credit to people who stand up to the standard Fox credo. You’ve got to be listening to catch those nuggets.

While such cases have admittedly been rare, it’s not because somebody’s installed a selective switch-off mechanism in their brains: the foxies and you are soooooo predictable.
Aria Prescott commented 2013-02-09 00:09:09 -0500 · Flag
On another thread, waaaay back, UMad actually posted that he considers left-wing views being put on the shows he watches to be a violation of his rights. Even got into a huge tangent about how the Fairness Doctrine is unconstitutional because it “Forces him to listen to things he doesn’t want to.”

On another thread, he posted that Fox’s ratings are because “no one with a brain wants to hear the left talk,” and when asked to explain, he said it was “because we’ll never be anything but hate and lies.”

And now, he’s expecting us to believe he’s bipartisanly informed because he “watches MSNBC for kicks and giggles.” Sometimes I wonder if he’s capable of seeing the problems with his own arguments.

Oh, and by “frequenting liberal sites,” answer me this one question: You’ve proven several times that you comment without reading the articles here, and usually just attack the writers and other posters. Do you do that on the others you grace with your presence?
truman commented 2013-02-08 20:47:42 -0500 · Flag
Jabba T. Ailes not only knows that there is a fool born every minute, but he counts of them to watch Fux Noise.
Aria Prescott commented 2013-02-08 19:50:44 -0500 · Flag
Fox News: #1 in the ratings, except for top stories and weekends. They did good when they don’t come in dead last for those.

Oh, and here’s a quick note for Mr. Ratings: The “White Paper” story isn’t helping Fox News’ ratings at all. In fact, a couple shows have ratings that are lower on average because people are really put off by Fox’s “Leave Bush alone!” narrative.

Got a spin on that?
Bob Roberts commented 2013-02-08 18:58:21 -0500 · Flag
u-mad, by “conservative news” you mean the War on Xmas, persecution of Christians re people of faith, ways how minorities are sticking it to good white people, reports on the Muslim, Socialist, Marxist Pres. of the U.S. and countless stories about godless liberals???

If that is what passes for “news” in your life, you are welcome to it. I would rather watch weather reports than that dreck.
mlp ! commented 2013-02-08 18:56:15 -0500 · Flag
Now who could have predicted that our mindless troll would ooze by to spew some babble in defense of Fox?
Ray Michaels commented 2013-02-08 18:46:06 -0500 · Flag
Well I think their main audiance is easily fooled BUT why would it not be when even King Kong in a derss could fool them! :-)
mj - the same one commented 2013-02-08 18:39:25 -0500 · Flag
“I certainly dont live in one website that tells me how to think about one news channel.” — I’m Mad!

Sez the one who’s posted here DAILY since the election . . .

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U Mad? commented 2013-02-08 18:32:52 -0500 · Flag
Conservatives get their news from a lot of different sources, not just FOX news. I know I watch MSNBC for kicks and giggles. I also read quite a bit; magazines and conservative sites mainly but, by the evidence before you, i also frequent many liberal sites too. I get my information from everywhere. I certainly dont live in one website that tells me how to think about one news channel.
mj - the same one commented 2013-02-08 18:09:41 -0500 · Flag
@ I’m Mad!:

“So conservatives blindly-parrot trust the conservative opinion-disguised-as news and liberals analyze-and-make-an-informed-opinion trust based-on all the other fact-based (liberal) news. Entirely-believable. Shocking.”

FIXED

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U Mad? commented 2013-02-08 17:47:56 -0500 · Flag
So conservatives trust the conservative news and liberals trust all the other (liberal) news. Shocking.








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