The University of Missouri’s Reynolds Journalism Institute conducted a survey on the least and most trusted news sources in the U.S. and in a strange twist, three major British media outlets cracked the top ten and one of them claimed first place.
Taking that coveted position is the UK’s The Economist. Fourth place goes to BBC News and The Guardian came in at 7th place. Less surprising are the left-leaning outlets that take up the other slots. Here’s the top ten based on the survey:
- Economist
- Public Television
- Reuters
- BBC
- NPR
- PBS
- Guardian
- Wall Street Journal
- LA Times
- Dallas Morning News
The survey also found that the other “most trusted” names in news includes The New York Times, The Washington Post, Associated Press, USA Today, and The Atlantic, all of which have shown extreme anti-Republican biases. As for the “least trusted” sources, the survey found CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, to barely reach into the category. Bottoming out on the list is Fox News, The Blaze, Info Wars, Breitbart, and even Drudge Report, which literally only links to other news outlets. However, it was refreshing to see Buzzfeed and Huffington Post on the “least trusted” side, as well as Occupy Democrats coming in dead last.
Here’s the included chart to see the full ranking:
But it’s time to reveal who was actually surveyed and then suddenly, it will all make sense. From Sue Chang’s report at MarketWatch:
The results were based on a survey of more than 8,000 people conducted by 28 media organizations in the U.S. Participation was voluntary but respondents tended to reside near the news outlets that made the questionnaire available on their websites, and leaned toward the liberal side of the political spectrum.
So, here we have a survey on media bias conducted by media orgs which surveyed liberal voters who lived in the same Democratic cities as the outlets who asked all the questions. Then, the survey gets published with the appearance that it is the final authority on the matter.
How much more fake news can you get?
