New Poll Shows Voters Trust Political News About As Much As They Trust Wikipedia

8/19/19
 
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from RealClearPolitics,
8/18/19:

Sharyl Attkisson talks with pollster Scott Rasmussen, who said: “We asked about national political reporters, are they credible, are they reliable? And you know, a little more than one out of three people say yes. When we ask about Wikipedia, we get the exact same answer. So what’s happening is we have a world where people look at journalists like they look at Wikipedia. Gee, that’s an interesting fact. I better check it myself.”

“The media has a huge credibility problem and it’s always had the problem,” he explained.

He continued: “78% of voters say that what reporters do with political news is promote their agenda

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