Press Accuracy Rating Hits Two Decade Low; Public Evaluations of the News Media, 1985-2009
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
Available online.
"The public's assessment of the accuracy of news stories is now at its lowest level in more than two decades of Pew Research surveys, and Americans' views of media bias and independence now match previous lows. Just 29% of Americans say that news organizations generally get the facts straight, while 63% say that news stories are often inaccurate."
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