Buff, you are amusing, if nothing else. Maybe misguided would be a good term.
General public: What percentage holds a degree?
Journalists: What percentage holds a degree?
I would have to look to find it, but I saw a report about 3 years ago that showed that as people went further in their education, there were less likely to consider themselves "religeous".
The godo old right wing conspiracy... here, have some more pew stuff to choke on:
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Bias is catching: Voters from both political parties now think that the news media takes a partisan tilt in its election coverage, according to a Pew Research Center survey released Sunday.
"Perceptions of partisan bias seen as growing — especially by Democrats," the survey stated.
Among those Democrats, 29 percent think the coverage favors Republicans, up from 19 percent in 2000. And among Republicans, 42 percent think the coverage is biased toward Democrats, up from 37 percent in 2000.
Such concern is growing among all voters. Back in 1987, 62 percent of viewers thought that election coverage was free of favoritism. Now, only 38 percent would agree.
Most also think the news coverage itself is pushing an agenda.
Overall, 65 percent of Americans think the news is biased a "great deal" or a "fair amount." Among conservative Republicans, the figure was 72 percent. Among liberal Democrats, the figure was 66 percent.
Such feelings were more pronounced in specific audiences, however.
Among those who watch the Fox News Channel, 76 percent think that the news is biased a great deal or fair amount. The figure stood at 72 percent among those who listen to talk radio, 73 percent who monitor news on the Internet, 69 percent who watch CNN and 66 percent who rely on newspapers for their updates.
Still, the public continues to pine for untainted news. The survey also found that two-thirds of Americans (67 percent) say they prefer news with "no particular political point of view," while a quarter want news that reflects their own politics. That figure has remained virtually unchanged since 2000.
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Hmmmm "Among those who watch the Fox News Channel, 76 percent think that the news is biased" - now I understand Mike and Buff's point of view. Too much fox news channel. :-)
Alex