[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17405]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             RECORD NUMBER OF AMERICANS DISTRUST THE MEDIA

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                            HON. LAMAR SMITH

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 29, 2010

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speaker, more Americans than ever distrust 
the mass media, according to a new Gallup public opinion poll.
  Just 12 percent say they have ``a great deal'' of confidence in the 
media to report the news ``fully, accurately, and fairly.''
  A majority have little or no confidence in the media.
  And by a margin of more than 3 to 1, Americans say the media are too 
liberal rather than too conservative, tying the highest mark of this 
decade.
  Americans have good reason to be skeptical of the media. They 
repeatedly promote a liberal agenda and give the Obama Administration 
and Congressional Democrats a free pass.
  If the national media want to restore the public's trust, they should 
give Americans the facts, not tell them what to think.

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