Author Topic: Survey Shows Fox News Viewers Have the Most Misperceptions; NPR Listeners the Fewest (Read 1025 times)

MRPLUTO · « **on:** October 13, 2003, 10:31:34 AM »

A survey by PIPA (Program on International Policy Attitudes) came up with some surprising and dramatic results.

Respondents were asked three questions about Iraq:

1. Since the war with Iraq has ended, is it your impression that the U.S. has or has not found Iraqi weapons of mass destruction?

2. Is it your impression the Iraq did or did not use chemical or biological weapons in the war that just ended?

3. Thinking about how all the people in the world feel about the U.S. going to war with Iraq, do you think: The majority of people favor the U.S. going to war?

To date, no weapons of mass destruction have been found, nor were any chemical or biological weapons used in the recent war. World opinion was not in favor of attacking Iraq.

The respondents were then asked which news sources they used.

Those who got most of their information from Fox News had the highest rate of misperceptions. Those who use NPR and/or PBS has the lowest rate.

80% of Fox respondents had at least one or more misperceptions

Only 23% of NPR/PBS respondents had one or more misperceptions.

45% of Fox viewers got all three questions wrong.

Only 4% of NPR views missed all three.

Here's the complete report; it's in PDF format. Scroll down to page 13 and look at the chart on the left, "Frequency of Misperceptions", and the one under it.

Click me!

The report admits that it can't tell which came first, the chicken or the egg -- that is, are Fox viewers more misinformed to begin with than NPR/PBS types, or did Fox News make them misinformed?

MRPLUTO

AKIron · « **Reply #1 on:** October 13, 2003, 12:46:28 PM »

We could argue long about question #3, however I won't. That it is debatable yet espoused as fact by your PIPA calls into question their credibilily on the rest of their findings as well.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #2 on:** October 13, 2003, 12:55:16 PM »

So, what if you view/listen to, both?

Yeager · « **Reply #3 on:** October 13, 2003, 12:57:42 PM »

Let me guess......

You heard this on NPR

If you believe this stuff then you have been tooled.

grow up.

DmdNexus · « **Reply #4 on:** October 13, 2003, 01:26:25 PM »

Iraq does have WMD, because they used them on our troups in the recent war - doesn't every one remember the massive causulties we suffered.

And then Saddam drove the WMD and the chemical/biological mobile laboratory truckes - which Powel had CAD drawings of - to a secrete Al Quada terrorist base in Syria.

That's why we can't find any WMD!

Seems like the only reliable source of any news is the National Enquirer - because Rush Limbaugh is addicted to pain killers.

Unless Rush is lying to us too?

Say it isn't so Rush!

LePaul · « **Reply #5 on:** October 13, 2003, 01:26:44 PM »

Impress me and add a 4th poll question....

4) Is there a Santa Claus?

All this polls baloney over whose news, yada yada....Christmas is coming...I wanna know if he's showing or not

10Bears · « **Reply #6 on:** October 13, 2003, 01:44:42 PM »

AKIron wrote:

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We could argue long about question #3, however I won't. That it is debatable yet espoused as fact by your PIPA calls into question their credibilily on the rest of their findings as well.

3. Thinking about how all the people in the world feel about the U.S. going to war with Iraq, do you think: The majority of people favor the U.S. going to war?

Hey Iron, why won’t you debate question number 3?

credibilily = credibility

LePaul · « **Reply #7 on:** October 13, 2003, 01:51:38 PM »

How many recall we went after Iraq for countless violations, refer to UN Resolution 1441....

Oh wait, no one wants facts. My bad

Yeager · « **Reply #8 on:** October 13, 2003, 01:53:15 PM »

Just out of curiosity: Where is this opinion poll of the people of the world and what do *they* actually think? Weblink would be nice.

Was this world poll from NPR, the Guardian or Pravda?

JimBear · « **Reply #9 on:** October 13, 2003, 01:54:57 PM »

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Originally posted by Yeager

Was this world poll from NPR, the Guardian or Pravda?

The difference being?

Horn · « **Reply #10 on:** October 13, 2003, 02:09:43 PM »

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Originally posted by LePaul
How many recall we went after Iraq for countless violations, refer to UN Resolution 1441....

Oh wait, no one wants facts. My bad

Fact: There was nothing in 1441 that authorized the US to invade Iraq.

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Martlet · « **Reply #11 on:** October 13, 2003, 02:42:27 PM »

Those are the dumbest poll questions I've seen in awhile. There are no "right or wrong" answers that can be proven either way.

Where's my fishing rod?

MRPLUTO · « **Reply #12 on:** October 13, 2003, 03:11:48 PM »

I heard about the poll through a posting on BeliefNet. PIPA has nothing to do with NPR. It's partly affiliated with the University of Maryland.

Yeager,

You said: "If you believe this stuff then you have been tooled." What "stuff" shouldn't I believe? Do you have evidence the poll is fradulent? A hack job? Did you bother to click on the link and read the report?

AKIron & Yeager,

As for world opinion, go to page 8 of the report for details on several international surveys, none of which are by NPR, the Guardian, or Pravda. There are two weblinks there.

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Rip,

Check out page 12 of the report. It shows the breakdown of how people answered the question, "Where do you tend to get most of your news?"

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LePaul,

I think we're all interested in facts. You state one, then get cute. Sorry, but if you won't spend the time and energy to write clearly what you mean, then you're not very persuasive.

MRPLUTO

MRPLUTO · « **Reply #13 on:** October 13, 2003, 03:22:43 PM »

Martlet,

I'm sorry but you are completely wrong.

*Go to page 8 of the report for details and links on the international surveys.

*Weapons of mass destruction have not been found in Iraq. Iraqi scientists, who presumably are now free to tell the truth about Saddam's WMD programs, say that they know of none and have been unable to take investigators to any production facilities. No stockpiles have been found.

*No chemical or biological weapons were used in the recent war. I challenge you to find any press report to the contrary.

Also, to say that these are dumb questions...well, that leaves me incredulous. I can't imagine that any educated person would agree with you.

MRPLUTO

lord dolf vader · « **Reply #14 on:** October 13, 2003, 03:27:03 PM »

stop whining, conservative "news" is and always has been entertainment for mean people.

look at the responses nothing to say but character assasination and bile.

wow just like fox, go figgure.