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I posted an item in the discussion forum relating to that poll that
mentioned the importance of international broadcasters as news sources, and then
provided links to the broadcasters' websites and the ways one could hear them
(including shortwave).
Hey...never hurts to do a little evangelism!
Rich Cuff
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Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 10:14
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Subject: Re: [Swprograms] Today's WSJ
Poll:"Which cable news network provides the most accurate depiction of
theevents in Iraq?"
That seems to be consistent with the general trend of findings
of other polls on cable news networks. My kneejerk reaction would be
that while WSJ readers are generally rational people, their politics would
probably skew a little more to the right than the general
population.
Of course, this is a survey of opinions and you know what's
said about them.. :-) Heck, last I saw 43% still think Iraq had a
direct connection to 9/11. So, it would seem that the opinions of
Americans generally don't seem to be informed by factual
data.
Nonetheless, I too am a bit disturbed that a plurality of
Americans find Fox News to be more reliable than the others. For the
most part, I'm getting more and more of my information from foreign sources,
so that tells you something about what I think about the cable news networks
and the American news media in general.
Of course, you can never have
too many sources (IMHO).
John Figliozzi
Heh -- you would think WSJ subscribers are reasonably rational people
(well, I am, anyway), but one should be suspicious upon reading the results to
date:
CNN 30%
MSNBC 13%
Fox News 56% (egad)
See for yourself here; this might be restricted to WSJ
subscribers.
Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA
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