| Table 21 |
| SEEING CREDIBILITY PROBLEMS |
| |
| (All percentages
read vertically) |
Total National |
Media blame justified |
Media easy target |
| Base (% of market): |
100% |
58% |
29% |
|
| See more than once a week ... |
| misleading
headlines |
48 |
52 |
40 |
| mistakes in spelling/grammar |
35 |
41 |
27 |
| factual errors |
23 |
26 |
19 |
| |
| Believe that some groups
... |
| get overly favorable coverage |
50 |
53 |
45 |
| get overly unfavorable coverage |
45 |
50 |
40 |
| can get a story in or keep
it out of the paper |
78 |
82 |
75 |
| |
| Discusses the believability
of news reports with others |
70 |
75 |
65 |
