Toplines - Save the Media - August 2-3, 2009

National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted August 2-3, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of Former CBS newscaster Dan Rather?

42% Favorable
27% Unfavorable
30% Not sure

2* Rather called for the creation of a White House commission to help save journalism jobs and find ways for struggling news organizations to survive. Do you favor or oppose the creation of a White House commission to help save the media?

25% Favor
55% Oppose
20% Not sure

3* How confident are you in the reliability of news reports from journalists like Dan Rather?

19% Very confident
36% Somewhat confident
25% Not very confident
14% Not at all confident
6% Not sure

4* How confident are you in the reliability of news reports from bloggers and internet journalists?

3% Very confident
22% Somewhat confident
52% Not very confident
16% Not at all confident
7% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence