This Is Why The Old Media Is Dying
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Saturday, August 14, 2010
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Via Gallup:
Americans continue to express near-record-low confidence in newspapers and television news — with no more than 25% of Americans saying they have a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in either. These views have hardly budged since falling more than 10 percentage points from 2003-2007.
Is there a major institution left in this country that people do have confidence in ?
About Doug Mataconis
Seems it is possible to get information from the internet. When the MSM fails to publish these new items, they lose the confidence of those they wish to influence. That is part of the problem. They stopped informing and converted to influencing. When bias becomes obvious you will lose those with whom you disagree. As a counter point, notice how Fox News has grown. I am not talking about the opinion shows rather the news.
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“Is there a major institution left in this country that people do have confidence in ?”
Yes. The U.S. Military.
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“Is there a major institution left in this country that people do have confidence in?”
NPR
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BTW Ron, as much as I have appreciation for the U.S. Military … trusting them as a news source seems kind of risky in this week of Pat Tillman revelations.
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I was referring to polling results of trust in institutions. Not all major institutions deliver news.
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