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January 31, 2010
Media Studies 201: Understanding Fox News Derangement Syndrome
Posted by The MaryHunter at January 31, 2010 1:50 PM
Fox News Channel isn't just blowing dope when they call themselves "the most trusted name in news." Public Policy Polling also backs this up.
Our newest survey looking at perceptions of ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News, and NBC News finds Fox as the only one that more people say they trust than distrust. 49% say they trust it to 37% who do not.
CNN does next best at a 39/41 spread, followed by NBC at 35/44, CBS at 32/46, and ABC at 31/46.
The poll cites political polarization in the results, which is to be expected. And, as expected, Fox News is still consistently crushing CNN in viewership (the next closest channel) by 2.5 to 5 times. Trust and viewership numbers like these are not generated simply from knuckle-dragging googley-eyed conservative men preferring to watch the Fox babes.
These results clearly cause disquiet among the celebrities on the other inferior cable news outlets, like MSNBC's David Shuster. In today's lesson from Moonbattery University, the gnomish Prof. Greg Gutfeld explores the issue, with course materials provided by Robot Theater.
