Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Americans think Presidential Media Coverage is Biased and Trivial

A new Harvard study called the "National Leadership Index 2007" of over 1200 individual interviews (http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/leadership) found that 64 percent of Americans don't trust media coverage of the presidential campaign. Also, 88 percent believe the coverage has too much focus on trivial issues, rather than major policy discussions. The study found that 84 percent believe the media has too much influence on American voting choices. More than 60 percent believe that media coverage is politically biased. What do you think about media coverage of the presidential campaign? Do you access DIVERSE media content in order to balance any possible bias? Or do you only access media content which agrees with your political worldview? HOW are you getting your presidential news? Broadcast TV? CABLE? Online? Print?