U.S. News Media Get Tepid Ratings as Obama “Watchdog”

Most Americans appear unimpressed by the media's performance as government watchdog in the first year of the Obama administration. A third say the media have done an "excellent" or "good" job of filling this important role of a free press, 37% say their performance has been "fair," and 27% rate it "poor." Full Story »

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Fabrice Florin
3.8
by Fabrice Florin - Jan. 27, 2010

Informative poll about public attitudes on how the media has covered the Obama presidency. The findings are factual and fair, suggesting that Americans are not that impressed with the media's coverage of Obama -- and pointing out that more Republicans than Democrats think the media didn't do a good job.

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3.9
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Fairness
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4.0
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4.0
Enterprise
4.0
Relevance
4.0
Popularity
3.5
Recommendation
3.0
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4.0
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