[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15632]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             AMERICANS DON'T BELIEVE THE MEDIA'S REPORTING

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, most Americans don't believe the 
national media's reporting, according to a new survey by the Pew 
Research Center.
  Only about 2 in 10 say they ``believe all or most information'' from 
news outlets such as the New York Times, ABC, CBS, and NBC. For the 
television networks, this marks a 10-point drop from a decade ago.
  Americans have good reason to be skeptical of the media. A total of 
17 journalists have left a national media outlet to join either the 
Obama administration or another liberal organization, according to the 
Media Research Center. It is no wonder that, by a margin of 3 to 1, 
Americans describe the average reporter as more liberal than they are 
rather than more conservative, according to a public opinion poll.
  If the national media want the public to believe their reporting, 
they should give Americans the facts and not tell them what to think.

                          ____________________