SURVEY: Daily Show/Colbert Viewers Most Knowledgable, Fox News Viewers Rank Lowest
A new study by the Pew Research Study shows that viewers of the Daily Show and the Colbert Report have the highest knowledge of national and international affairs, while Fox News viewers rank nearly dead last:
Despite significant technology shifts, however, Pew found that “today’s citizens are about as able to name their leaders, and are about as aware of major news events, as was the publi
More..c nearly 20 years ago.”
The results about Fox News echo findings of previous surveys. In 2003, University of Maryland researchers studied the public’s belief in three false claims — that Iraq possessed WMD, that Iraq was involved in 9/11, and that there was international support for the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
The researchers stated, “The extent of Americans’ misperceptions vary significantly depending on their source of news. Those who receive most of their news from Fox News are more likely than average to have misperceptions.” Fox News viewers were “three times more likely than the next nearest network to hold all three misperceptions.”
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/16/daily-show-fox-knowledge/
For other sources on this study.
http://timeinmoments.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/sorry-fox-news-the-daily-shows-viewers-are-more-informed-than-yours/
http://digitaljournal.com/article/259144 Less..
Added: Sep 12 2009 In: news_politics
By: bommer1
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I'm sure this will hurt the ego of many republican's who think Fox's higher ratings is actually something to be proud of.
Posted Sep-12-2009 by "bommer1" (R)
All obama voters and supporters are braindead, its a fact that you cannot argue with.
Posted Sep-12-2009 by "Russian_Warlord" (R)
Fox still made the top four and the top group contains a couple of right leaning shows. Look where CNN is and MSNBC did not even rank to get a mention. LOL
Posted Sep-12-2009 by "SouthParkIndie" (R)
horse sh*t liberal media liberal driven polling
Posted Sep-12-2009 by "malcolm4536" (R)
CNN ranked above Fox News smart guy. Oh wait..never mind the smart guy comment.
Posted Sep-12-2009 by "bommer1" (R)
CNN ranked above Fox News smart guy. Oh wait..never mind the smart guy comment.
Please show where CNN was rated higher than Fox on your own materials?
Posted Sep-12-2009 by "SouthParkIndie" (R)
what this garbage intentionally leaves out ... WHO determines what is a MISPERCEPTION ??
These 'people' would state that labeling AYERS, MARX, LENIN, PUTIN as communist would be considered a misperception of TRUE DEMOCRATS!
Posted Sep-12-2009 by "spadata" (R)
CNN ranked above Fox News smart guy. Oh wait..never mind the smart guy comment.
Please show where CNN was rated higher than Fox on your own materials?
O'Reilly is a Fox Show. lets also look at the intelligence points this report provided and see that O'Reilly viewers were just about tied with Daily Show viewers on their knowledge points. Since no standard of error measurement was provided, the intelligence point differences between the daily show viewer and O'Reilly are insignificant. Zero CNN shows made the top 10 for intelligence. You must be one of those really bright MSNBC viewers who gets his own attempted intellectual elitism used against him. FAIL
Posted Sep-12-2009 by "SouthParkIndie" (R)
Well, thank goodness I watch them all...The Daily Show AND the Colbert Report to appease the lefty/comedian in my pantheon of personalities, and FOX News for the righty/concerned citizen...Of course, there is no room for both if you're a normal person, right?
Once again, I'm (we're) pleased to be schizo.
Posted Sep-12-2009 by "jjjjjay" (R)
Funny how liberals know the answers to talking points. Libby, war dead? Come on, ask a question like "who was Che?" Who was/is Castro/Stalin/Lenin? They would know these guys as leading thinkers. Get real Pew and stop trying to make your research fit so well with your name.
Posted Sep-12-2009 by "joelcheney" (R)
CABLE NEWS RACE
THURSDAY NITE, SEPT 10
FOXNEWS O'REILLY 3,609,000
FOXNEWS BECK 3,340,000
FOXNEWS HANNITY 2,986,000
FOXNEWS GRETA 2,522,000
FOXNEWS BAIER 2,362,000
FOXNEWS SHEP 2,040,000
MSNBC OLBERMANN 1,573,000
MSNBC MADDOW 1,164,000
CNN KING 965,000
MSNBC HARDBALL 882,000
MSNBC SCHULTZ 734,000
CNN COOPER 691,000
Posted Sep-12-2009 by "grayokc" (R)
CNN ranked above Fox News smart guy. Oh wait..never mind the smart guy comment.
Please show where CNN was rated higher than Fox on your own materials?
Look on the image you idiot and find it yourself.
Posted Sep-12-2009 by "bommer1" (R)
THURSDAY NITE, SEPT 10
FOXNEWS O'REILLY 3,609,000
FOXNEWS BECK 3,340,000
FOXNEWS HANNITY 2,986,000
FOXNEWS GRETA 2,522,000
FOXNEWS BAIER 2,362,000
FOXNEWS SHEP 2,040,000
MSNBC OLBERMANN 1,573,000
MSNBC MADDOW 1,164,000
CNN KING 965,000
MSNBC HARDBALL 882,000
MSNBC SCHULTZ 734,000
CNN COOPER 691,000
And as that study shows those ratings do not mean sh_it. If anything it shows that Fox News is good at getting a large audience of people with a low IQ.
Posted Sep-12-2009 by "bommer1" (R)
THURSDAY NITE, SEPT 10
FOXNEWS O'REILLY 3,609,000
FOXNEWS BECK 3,340,000
FOXNEWS HANNITY 2,986,000
FOXNEWS GRETA 2,522,000
FOXNEWS BAIER 2,362,000
FOXNEWS SHEP 2,040,000
MSNBC OLBERMANN 1,573,000
MSNBC MADDOW 1,164,000
CNN KING 965,000
MSNBC HARDBALL 882,000
MSNBC SCHULTZ 734,000
CNN COOPER 691,000
And as that study shows those ratings do not mean sh_it. If anything it shows that Fox News is good at getting a large audience of people with a low IQ.
Blah blah you don't agree with me so your stupid blah blah blah
Posted Sep-12-2009 by "grayokc" (R)
lol - being the dumbest of the american cable audience is really quite something.
u people need to be lined up & taken out, seriously.
Posted Sep-12-2009 by "AldolfoNicolas" (B)