Public Rates Media Highly on Katrina (65% say excellent or good coverage)

[sabra]

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001096643

Public Rates Media Highly on Katrina


NEW YORK Sixty-five percent of those in a Pew Research Center poll say the media are doing an excellent or good job covering the hurricane disaster in the Gulf.

Eighty-nine percent say television is a main source of news about the disaster, followed by newspapers (35%), the Internet (21%) and radio (17%). The favored network or cable channel is CNN.

[mod mom]

1. Even I give the media a thumbs up. Now it's time to reinforce their work

with letters of praise and encouragement!

[daninthemoon]

2. Not sure what this really means. Are there ratings for rovegate,

haliburton payoffs, Iraq, wmd's? without a benchmark, hard to know if this is an approval or not.

[Rose Siding]

4. Kind of apples/oranges, but here's one measure

from July..

Gallup: Public Confidence in News Media Falls to New Low

http://www.independent-media.tv/item.cfm?fmedia_id=11176&fcategory_desc=Media%20Lies%20and%20Right%20Wing%20Bias

[wakeme2008]

3. And the standard 35% Bush can never do any wrong

would probably be the 35% that did not like the media on the NOLA cane.

[fooj]

5. There's that number again...

more proof the split is about 65-70%!

Peace.

[Codeine]

6. Can they take a hint?

Message to the media: We want an active and investigatory journalistic ethos out there! Get off your asses and quit being lapdogs!

[Tiggeroshii]

7. This has gotta keep them critical...

If people like it, why stop?

[Jade Fox]

10. Not necessessarily...

The media is owned by Corporations who benefit from Bush's tax policies,
lack of environmental protections and much more. They have every
reason to keep promoting his agenda for him.

On the other hand, they can't do anything if they don't have the viewers
and the advertisers. So there is hope. I also think there are many
individuals working in the media who are just plain sick of shilling for
the disasterous Bush Administration. I believe we are witnessing a minor
rebellion throughout the media against the owners.

Welcome to DU.

[Tiggeroshii]

14. I hope they maintain their agressiveness

Though we cannot count on it.

Wow. My 200th or so post and I'm still getting welcome. Boy oh boy do I feel welcome... DU is good to me. Thanks!

[aquart]

8. Take a hint, media.

We don't like administration asslickers.

[Chicago Democrat]

9. Its called "REALITY".... occassionally it gets through all the BULL

Hrph

[yellowcanine]

11. Bad news for the KKKarl Rove. He can't blame the media.

[tsuki]

12. They did a good job. I agree with Maher. I was glad to see my

media back.

[Chicago Democrat]

13. Eventually people wake up when really bad stuff happens caused

by criminals.