Accuracy in Media

A new poll by Gallup shows that Americans who express confidence in newspapers as a U.S. institution has dwindled to an all-time low of just 20%. This marks “the 10th consecutive year that more Americans show little or no, rather than high, confidence” in newspapers. At its peak, 37% expressed high confidence. Now, those expressing […]

From the Washington Examiner: Gallup found that just 20 percent have confidence in newspapers, a 10-point drop in 10 years. TV news saw an identical 10-point drop, from 31 percent to 21 percent.

From the Washington Examiner: Gallup blamed the lack of female candidates for women paying less attention, though that doesn’t explain the low interest among Democrats who are likely to nominate their first woman as the party candidate. What’s more, several groups that support women’s issues, such as Planned Parenthood and Emily’s List have been very […]

Donald Trump says Hispanics love him, but a recent Gallup poll says otherwise. Photo by aqua.mech

Intriguing findings from the Gallup poll, as the Free Beacon noted: For Clinton, the leading words coming to mind were “dishonest/liar/don’t trust her/poor character” (21 percent) and “dislike her” (9 percent). Another 7 percent thought of “crooked/criminal/thief/belongs in jail.” Overall, 29 percent offered a positive observation versus 51 percent expressing a negative view. For Sanders, […]

Negative favorability ratings aren’t an indicator of a winning campaign: Being well known doesn’t necessarily coincide with being well liked, especially in the case of Republican frontrunner Donald Trump. According to a new Gallup poll from the last two weeks, 91 percent of those surveyed have an opinion of Trump, but just 32 percent said they […]

Well, go figure, considering the gridlock in Congress: According to a new Gallup poll, only 11 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing. This figure sits just barely about the all-time low approval mark of 9 percent Congress registered in November 2013.

A new Gallup poll released this week shows that just 40% of Americans have “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of trust and confidence in the media to report the news fully, accurately and fairly. This matches the lowest that number has been, set in 2012 and tied in 2014. The high watermark for media […]

Free Beacon gave a great summary of the poll: Gallup’s annual governance poll, conducted from Sept. 9 to 13, found that 79 percent of Americans think members of Congress are “out of touch with average Americans” while 69 percent believe that members are “focused on the needs of special interests” rather than the needs of […]

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