Study: Americans Think Al Jazeera English is Unbiased… When It Has a CNN Logo Placed On It

[Newsjock]

Source: TV Newser

A very interesting study has been posted in the journal Arab Media & Society. The study examines whether Al Jazeera English will be able to capitalize on the “CNN Moment” it saw during coverage of the situation in the Middle East and North Africa.

... For the CNNI respondents, the AJE logo was replaced with the CNNI logo, though the report remained exactly the same in all other respects. The control group was not shown any video.

What did they find?

Respondents that saw the clip with the AJE logo were far more likely to believe the clip and network were biased than those that saw the clip with the CNNI logo.

Read more: http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/study-americans-think-al-jazeera-english-is-unbiased-when-it-has-a-cnn-logo-placed-on-it_b57887

[Thunderstruck]

1. Jesus Christ.

What a fucked up and backwards reality we're trapped in.

[MGB67deux]

2. It would have been

interesting to apply a "Fux News" logo. Very depressing.

[meegbear]

3. Straight, objective news with no snide commentary ...

it would have been flagged almost immediately.