By George Hand Wright, circa 1919: Newspaper reporters listening through pipe for sounds of life at the scene of an aqueduct tunnel cave-in. [US Library of Congress digital collection.]
By Kay B. Day
Most will not be surprised that a new poll from The Pew Research Center disclosed Americans have a low opinion of media when it comes to getting the facts straight and other matters. The report overview posted on the Pew website said, “The public’s assessment of the accuracy of news stories is now at its lowest level in more than two decades of Pew Research surveys, and Americans’ views of media bias and independence now match previous lows.” The overview also noted, “Just 29% of Americans say that news organizations generally get the facts straight, while 63% say that news stories are often inaccurate.”
As I often point out, Main Street is not stupid, although the information class appears to believe that to be the case. It is useful to also note at this point in my analysis that many “journalists” and media employees are union members. Furthermore, after a heated election in 2008, more than 13 “journalists” from branded media that include ABC News, CNN, The Washington Post and The Chicago Tribune among others have gone on to far greener word-pushing pastures—they work for President Barack Obama’s administration.
In addition 2 high profile purveyors of journalism-lite have connections to the Democratic Party via their past employment: Chris Matthews of the shivering leg and George Stephanopoulos of the ‘I’ll ask the question and respond to it too,’ school of punditry.
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 8:19AM 
A common theme has resonated from pollsters in 2009: 'Obama's approval ratings hit new low.' Gallup's latest poll puts President Obama's approval at 47%, the lowest-ever for a U.S. president in his first year in office.