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Toplines - Media and the Economy - July 16, 2008
See article National
Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters 1* Despite
current difficulties, does the 34% Yes 52% No 14% Not
sure 2* When
covering economic issues, do most reporters and media outlets try to make the
economy seem worse than it really is, better than it really is, or do they
present an accurate picture of the economy?
50% Worse than it really is
18% Better than it really is
25% They present and accurate picture
7% Not sure 3* Who do
you trust the most when it comes to news on the economy—reporters or
stockbrokers?
34% Reporters
32% Stockbrokers
34% Not sure 4* Do most
reporters and media outlets view American society as generally fair and decent
or do they see it as basically unfair and discriminatory?
39% Generally fair and decent
44% Basically unfair and discriminatory
18% Not sure 5* Okay…
When covering the war in
41% Worse than it really is
26% Better than it really is
25% They present and accurate picture
8% Not sure NOTE:
Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of
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