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Survey Finds Huge Gap Between Press and Public on Many Issues
By Joe Strupp, a senior editor at Editor & Publisher
A survey released in May, 2005 revealed a wide gap on many media issues between a group of journalists and the general public:
* In one finding, 43% of the public say they believe the press has too much freedom, while only 3% of journalists agree.
* Six in ten among the public feel the media show bias in reporting the news, and 22% say the government should be allowed to censor the press.
* More than 7 in 10 journalists believe the media does a good or excellent job on accuracy--but only 4 in 10 among the public feel that way.
* 53% of the public think that stories with unnamed sources should not be published at all.
Here at the end of 2011, these divisions in perception have become even more pronounced!
Labels: bias, communication, media, press, public information, survey
Survey Finds Huge Gap Between Press and Public on Many Issues
By Joe Strupp, a senior editor at Editor & Publisher
A survey released in May, 2005 revealed a wide gap on many media issues between a group of journalists and the general public:
* In one finding, 43% of the public say they believe the press has too much freedom, while only 3% of journalists agree.
* Six in ten among the public feel the media show bias in reporting the news, and 22% say the government should be allowed to censor the press.
* More than 7 in 10 journalists believe the media does a good or excellent job on accuracy--but only 4 in 10 among the public feel that way.
* 53% of the public think that stories with unnamed sources should not be published at all.
Here at the end of 2011, these divisions in perception have become even more pronounced!
Labels: bias, communication, media, press, public information, survey
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