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on July 5, 2015 in World News

70 percent of Americans believe news media is intentionally biased

70 percent of Americans believe news media is intentionally biased By Eddie Scarry Nearly three quarters of Americans believe the news media reports with an intentional bias, according to a new survey. The 2015 State of the First Amendment Survey, conducted by the First Amendment Center and USA Today, was released Friday. It shows that only 24 percent of American adults agree with the statement that “overall, the news media tries to report the news without bias,” while 70 percent disagree. When the question was asked last year, 41 percent agreed, a 17-point difference. “These are discouraging results for those… View Article

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