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Toplines - Media Bias - October 10, 2008
National
Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters 1* When covering a political
campaign, do most reporters try to offer unbiased coverage or do they try to
help the candidate they want to win? 23% Offer unbiased coverage 2* Think for a moment about the
three major presidential candidates this year. Which candidate received the
best treatment from the media so far—Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, or John
McCain? 61% Barack Obama 3* Looking ahead to the campaign
between Barack Obama and John McCain, will most reporters try to help Barack
Obama, offer unbiased coverage, or try to help John McCain? 51% Try to help Barack Obama 4* Suppose
a reporter learned some news that might politically hurt a candidate they
wanted to win. Would most reporters hide that information to help the
candidate? 44% Yes 5* When it comes to information
about the Presidential campaign, who do you trust more—news reporters or family
and friends? 35% News reporters NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence |