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Lamar Smith: “It's hard to find any organization that is less trusted than the national media. Just 8 percent of Americans trust the…”

On the recordJuly 14, 2010
It's hard to find any organization that is less trusted than the national media. Just 8 percent of Americans trust the media, according to a new Zogby public opinion poll. Eighty-eight percent say they have little or no trust in the media--by far the worst rating of any organization mentioned. In comparison, the poll found that Americans trust major high-tech companies and even the social networking Web site Facebook more. This is the latest of many recent polls showing the public has lost faith in the national media. If the media want to restore Americans' trust, they should stop the liberal spin and report the facts.
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Lamar Smith
Republican · Texas
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Jul 14, 2010

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The speaker addresses the declining trust in national media among Americans.

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