[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10329]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AMERICANS DON'T TRUST THE MEDIA

  (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, Americans do not trust the liberal 
national media to provide them with accurate, fair, and balanced news.
  A recent poll conducted by The Brookings Institution and Public 
Religion Research Institute found that only 23 percent of Americans 
consider the national broadcast news networks to be their most trusted 
news outlet, but 26 percent of independents listed FOX News as their 
most trusted network, compared to only 17 percent who chose the 
broadcast networks.
  The least trusted network, according to the poll, is MSNBC. Only 5 
percent of Americans selected that network as their must trusted news 
source.
  Americans' distrust of the liberal national media will continue to 
grow until the media stops telling them what to think. There is a good 
reason why FOX News has been the highest rated cable news network for 
12 straight years.

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