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January 11th, 2008
This report from Sacred Heart University reinforces the lack of confidence the public has in media reporting:
The perception is growing among Americans that the news media attempts to influence public opinion – from 79.3% strongly or somewhat agreeing in 2003 to 87.6% in 2007.
And, 86.0% agreed (strongly or somewhat) that the news media attempts to influence public policies – up from 76.7% in 2003.
Americans surveyed provided poor ratings for the national news media on six different characteristics measured. The average overall positive rating across all six characteristics measured was 33.4%. The highest positive rating, 40.7%, was recorded for quality of reporting followed by accuracy of reporting at 36.9% and keeping any personal bias out of stories (33.3%).
Lots more at the link.
Just the facts folks, just the facts (as told by Don Surber):
ON June 27, Sen. Hillary Clinton spoke at the Center for a New American Security.
“We can repair the damage that has been done to our security and our standing over these past six years. We can rebuild our alliances and restore our moral authority, and reestablish our leadership in the world. And by doing so, we can forge a new American security for this new century,” Mrs. Clinton said.
What in the devil was the woman talking about?
The idea that our allies abandoned us is more Clintonian spin.
HT: Kitty Meyers, commenting at Macsmind.
MSNBC offers this headline which begs the question, for what?
Members of Congress get $4,000 pay raise
Fortunately their pay isn’t tied to their approval ratings
Indeed.
Take a look at this video offered by Blackfive. Robin Williams appears a bit perplexed at something which occurs while he is entertaining our troops.
And, finally:
Michael Yon has posted his latest dispatch:
Throughout most of 2007, as I’ve watched General Petraeus’ strategy being implemented, I have observed the impact his change in strategy was having on our soldiers, on Iraqi security forces, and most importantly, on Iraqi people including some who were formerly our avowed enemies. I have seen how our own military morphed into something much more agile, and I came to see how American commanders tended to be the most trusted voices in Iraq for many Iraqis.
If you would like to support Yon’s work, he has a book being released in April of this year which at the moment can be pre-ordered from a link at the end of the post cited above. Here is a brief outline of the contents of this publication:
My book Moment of Truth in Iraq, due out in April 2008, will be packed with battlefield coverage, including some never-before-published material. But it will also include more from behind the scenes, as I traveled and up and down the back country to systematically report on the astounding campaign of 2007 to snatch Iraq back from the abyss.
Have a terrific Friday.
