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Podcast: Townhall Review | Commentaries
Episode: Ed Morrisey: Don’t Ask Questions If You Refuse to Hear the Answers
Description: Why ask questions when you have no interest in the answers? The Associated Press just did a survey on the level of trust Americans have in the media. Only 14 percent of respondents claimed to have confidence in their reporting. By contrast, 83 percent had significant concerns over accuracy, three-fourths worried about bias and 81 percent were extremely or somewhat concerned that reporters don’t verify their information before publication. Combined with similar outcomes from Gallup, the result should be a wake-up call for the AP and other media organizations. Instead, the AP blamed the erosion of trust to...