Actual PPP poll. (new window)

ZAZ: Is there an option for "major network news is too annoying to watch"?

This (from DarnoKonrad's link) is interesting:Despite having a reputation for appealing to the left MSNBC actually polls in only 6th place among Democrats at 8%, finishing slightly behind even Fox News' 9%. Independents split almost evenly between Fox News (29%) and PBS (27%).I don't watch TV but I'll listen to the audio of the PBS Newshour which is broadcast on a local public radio station.


Whatever "most trusted" might mean, I listen to Morning Edition, All things Considered, and News Hour for no other reason than it's free of shouting, contrived adversarialism, hyperbole, and sensationalism.

The rest of the media is only marginally better than watching bum fights.

I_Am_Weasel: the trust-worthiness seems to mesh with the viewship

Not really. As PPP states: "Democrats trust everything except Fox News. Republicans meanwhile don't trust anything except Fox News, and Independents are with the Democrats."

So you've only got one group of people "meshing" their ideology with their network. Fox Viewers. Which isn't surprising, it's almost pure ideological propaganda.

make me some tea: Mr. Coffee Nerves: How much of FOX's viewership can be attributed to a combination of bitter asshats who put it on in public places like doctor's offices and truck stops and those who are too afraid of their shambling Smog Monster wives to watch real porn so the only option is the occasional Meghan Kelley panty shot?

The boss has FoxNews on in the reception area. I feel bad for the receptionist. She changes it to CNN when he's not around.

And is it me or does every McDonald's in the country have their TV turned to Fox News?

Do they have some sort of deal or something?

antidisestablishmentarianism: Comedy Central is a news source?

For stupid people who believe that Colbert should be president and follow blindly the political perspective of South Park. You know the kind of people I'm talking about.

/it's COMEDY CENTRAL, people

Outfoxed (new window)

AngryPanda: antidisestablishmentarianism: Comedy Central is a news source?

For stupid people who believe that Colbert should be president and follow blindly the political perspective of South Park. You know the kind of people I'm talking about.

/it's COMEDY CENTRAL, people

At least with Colbert, people know they're voting for the joke candidate.

But I know the South Park types you're talking about.

Mr. Coffee Nerves: How much of FOX's viewership can be attributed to a combination of bitter asshats who put it on in public places like doctor's offices and truck stops and those who are too afraid of their shambling Smog Monster wives to watch real porn so the only option is the occasional Meghan Kelley panty shot?

I need those pictures. For science, of course.

Mr. Coffee Nerves: How much of FOX's viewership can be attributed to a combination of bitter asshats who put it on in public places like doctor's offices and truck stops and those who are too afraid of their shambling Smog Monster wives to watch real porn so the only option is the occasional Meghan Kelley panty shot?

Recent overheard conversation at an airport:

What news channel should we put on?
Fox News. They have the hottest babes.

It's scary looking at the results of the survey broken down by ideology. The average difference of trust going from very liberal to moderate on the spectrum is about 12%. Going from moderate to somewhat reactionary, the numbers fall off a farking cliff with an average difference of trust at about 33%. Even scarier is looking at just the very reactionary results: other than PBS and Fox News, a three-fourths supermajority distrust every news source, and PBS was merely distrusted by a two-thirds supermajority. Fox News, of course, was trusted by a four-fifths supermajority.

Congratu-farking-lations, dumbasses. You've built yourselves one of these:



/it's an echo chamber if you're too dumb to figure it out

make me some tea: It's amusing to see the Right go after MSNBC so vehemently, whereas few liberals actually even watch that channel with any regularity (I think I've flipped it on once in the last 6 months because I was bored).

Not so with conservatives, they avidly consume FoxNews on a regular basis.

Maddow is a really good show. Worth watching. Can't stand Al Sharpton.

/but the 2012 election night is going to be BBC America. Their 2008 coverage was pure awesome.

AngryPanda: antidisestablishmentarianism: Comedy Central is a news source?

For stupid people who believe that Colbert should be president and follow blindly the political perspective of South Park. You know the kind of people I'm talking about.

/it's COMEDY CENTRAL, people

The Colbert vote is going to Herman Cain, which is pretty damned funny.

/Get your facts straight, stupid

I can see the ads already, woven between the ads for Plavix and Hoveround:

NBC: Your least distrusted news source!

pontechango: AngryPanda: antidisestablishmentarianism: Comedy Central is a news source?

For stupid people who believe that Colbert should be president and follow blindly the political perspective of South Park. You know the kind of people I'm talking about.

/it's COMEDY CENTRAL, people

The Colbert vote is going to Herman Cain, which is pretty damned funny.

/Get your facts straight, stupid

The fact that the "real" Herman Cain is ok with this and playing along with this just makes it all the more awesome.

OMG!!!! 9% of Democrats prefer Fox News and 8% prefer MSNBC.

smitty04: OMG!!!! 9% of Democrats prefer Fox News and 8% prefer MSNBC.
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And your point?

I don't watch MSNBC as much as I don't watch the US version of CNN or Fox.

I watch CNN International which unlike it's US cousin is actually informative, BBC World News, and Al Jazeera English.

Heck, even the Canadian stations are more informative about the US than the crap we have here.

It's impressive as to just how polarized the crosstabs for that survey are when it comes to Fox News, compared to any other news source listed in the survey.

Basically, if you're very conservative, you're getting your news ONLY from Fox News.

FormlessOne: It's impressive as to just how polarized the crosstabs for that survey are when it comes to Fox News, compared to any other news source listed in the survey.

Basically, if you're very conservative, you're getting your news ONLY from Fox News.

I didn't need a poll to tell me that. All I have to do is go on Facebook or read the comments from the Fark Independents on here.

FormlessOne: It's impressive as to just how polarized the crosstabs for that survey are when it comes to Fox News, compared to any other news source listed in the survey.

Basically, if you're very conservative, you're getting your news ONLY from Fox News.

Or somewhat reactionary. 65% of them said it was their favorite source. Not as impressive as 78% of very reactionary people saying Fox News is their favorite source, but still really high.

Gonz: Mrtraveler01: And is it me or does every McDonald's in the country have their TV turned to Fox News?

Do they have some sort of deal or something?

There's no deal, because the local McD's franchises here have figured it out. As this poll shows, some people are going to mistrust your news source, no matter what. Put on Fox? You piss of the commies. Put on MSNBC? You piss off the fascists.

So, their TVs are tuned to the Weather Channel. That's smart business, IMO.

Aren't conservatives pissed off about that channel too because they talk about Climate Change?

Still a smart move though. The more I thought about it, the more I remember a McDonalds in a college town having CNN on instead.

I had Hannity on for a few minutes last night and one of his guests said that 6 million jobs have been lost since Obama took office. How to people listen to shiat like that and honestly think that is real? Blows my mind.

theknuckler_33: I had Hannity on for a few minutes last night and one of his guests said that 6 million jobs have been lost since Obama took office.

When did winterwhile get a gig on Fox News?

/Best part...................forever

I don't care what news source people trust more. I want to know which one to thank for getting me better infromed.

I consider myself a conservative and I wont even watch that trash.

"Hot Air" is such an aptly named right-wing fellation...

Things that should surprise me but didn't.

1. It's commonplace to lump Comedy Central in with CNN, Fox, etc.

2. For all the harumphing from the right about MSNBC, liberals don't actually watch or care about it, unlike conservatives and their devotion to Fox's sexy 24/7/365 all-liberal-hate all-the-time network.

cameroncrazy1984: Mrtraveler01: smitty04: OMG!!!! 9% of Democrats prefer Fox News and 8% prefer MSNBC.
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And your point?

I don't watch MSNBC as much as I don't watch the US version of CNN or Fox.

I watch CNN International which unlike it's US cousin is actually informative, BBC World News, and Al Jazeera English.

Heck, even the Canadian stations are more informative about the US than the crap we have here.

Which makes me so glad that I'm close enough to the border that I get CBC and CTV out of Toronto as part of my cable package.

Jealous. I'm only able to watch it on my computer since I'm 900 miles from the border so thankfully CBC and CTV both stream their entire newscasts.

I don't even bother with Global.

unyon: theknuckler_33: I had Hannity on for a few minutes last night and one of his guests said that 6 million jobs have been lost since Obama took office. How to people listen to shiat like that and honestly think that is real? Blows my mind.

Usually they say 'since Obama was elected', so that they can count the millions lost between the election and inauguration as Obamas fault as well. You know, those mass 'fear of a black planet' firings.

But...I thought Obama wasn't even black...

AngryPanda: antidisestablishmentarianism: Comedy Central is a news source?

For stupid people who believe that Colbert should be president and follow blindly the political perspective of South Park. You know the kind of people I'm talking about.

/it's COMEDY CENTRAL, people

I trust Comedy Central infinitely more than Faux News.

antidisestablishmentarianism: Comedy Central is a news source?

Only compared to Fox News. Then again, compared to Fox News, the crazy guy pissing into a mailbox on the street corner is a news source.

What would be the responses if we asked what is the most trusted religion? If Christianity comes out 80% the most trusted, does that make it right?

If you are going to use this type of metric, you can only ask people for a trusted news source that is NOT their primary source of news.