Should the major media get an Oscar for Best Spinner of the News?

[Lyle]

2/11/13 http://www.gallup.com/poll/160385/obama-rated-highest-foreign-affairs-lowest-deficit.aspx

This is what Americans think about Obama’s record:

Gallup polled American approval or disapproval of his performance on national defense, foreign affairs, immigration, energy policy, gun policy, taxes, the economy, Israel, the federal deficit. On all but national defense and foreign affairs more Americans disapproved than approved: on gun policy 42% approve, 54% disapprove; on taxes 41% approve, 57% disapprove; on the economy 39% approve, 60% disapprove; on Israel 36% approve, 55% disapprove; on the federal deficit 31% approve, 65%. And yet Americans voted for the guy!

Did voters knowingly choose a politician whose views on major issues are so different from theirs? Were they overwhelmed by the avalanche of support for Obama from the major media? Did the major media once again perform its role as a lapdog for the democrat party?

Polls on how Americans saw the mainstream media (TV and print) election coverage in 2008:
-Rasmussen poll: 69% for Obama, 6% for McCain
-Pew Research poll: 67% for Obama, 11% for McCain
-Sacred Heart University poll: 68% for Obama, 9% for McCain
-Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll: 67% for Obama, 11% for McCain

University of Connecticut’s Department of Public Policy survey of journalists, nationwide, during the 2008 election: 52% supported Obama versus 19% for McCain.

9/2009 Sacred Heart University Polling Institute: 69.9% agreed the national news media are intent on promoting the Obama presidency while 26.5% disagreed.

9/23/10 Pew Research poll: 43% of those who perceive bias say it is liberal; 23% say they see conservative bias.

9/29/10 Gallup poll: Distrust of the media Edges Up to Record High
Perceptions of liberal bias still far outnumber perceptions of conservative bias: 48% say the media are too liberal; 15% say they are too conservative.

9/22/11 Gallup poll: 60% perceive bias, with 47% saying the media are too liberal and 13% saying they are too conservative.

8/15/12 Rasmussen Poll: 59% of Likely U.S. Voters believe Obama has received the best treatment from the media so far; 18% think his Republican challenger has been treated better.

Who the New York Times endorsed for president, since 1960:
1960 Kennedy; 1964 Johnson;1968 Humphrey; 1972 McGovern; 1976 Carter; 1980 Carter; 1984 Mondale; 1988 Dukakis; 1992 Clinton; 1996 Clinton; 2000 Gore; 2004 Kerry; 2008 Obama. ALL DEMOCRATS.

9/21/12 http://cnsnews.com/news/article/gallup-only-8-americans-have-great-deal-trust-news-media-new-low:
Gallup: Only 8% of Americans Have 'Great Deal' of Trust in News Media--a New Low

1/26/12 http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/01/fox-leads-for-trust.html: Our newest survey looking at perceptions of ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News, and NBC News finds Fox as the only one that more people say they trust than distrust. 49% say they trust it to 37% who do not.

5/25/11 huffingtonpost.com: NBC Nightly News averaged 9.469 million viewers, ABC's World News 8.380 million; CBS Evening News 6.204 million; among cable networks, Fox News 2.556 million.

[Ted]

They deserve best supporting spinner, and Obama deserves the Oscar. He can place it next to his "Nobel peace prize".

[NotAnObamafan]

Obamas. Life, Agenda, failures, lack of accomplishments. are spun more
then a copy of Bing Crosbys Christmas song. White Christmas.

[wtinc]

Yes we have a news media who is failing us and should be turned off.

[john]

Best Supporting Actor....It's actually a catagory! AND the EMMY is the award.