Americans finally smell a media rat
A new poll found that Americans think the Biden campaign was treated more fairly in the news media than the Trump campaign was. (Associated Press) more >
By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times - Monday, December 7, 2020
Americans are very aware that presumed President-elect Joseph R. Biden got better coverage from the news media during the presidential election than President Trump. There are some very telling new poll numbers from a very major pollster to consider. The journalism community — if there is one — may not care much about what the survey reveals.
They should. Here are those numbers:
“When asked to assess media coverage of the two presidential candidates’ campaigns more generally, Americans think the coverage of Biden‘s campaign was significantly more fair than coverage of Trump‘s campaign, 74% to 55%, respectively,” reports a new Gallup/Knight Foundation released on Monday.
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