Fox News: most trusted network (and least trusted)

Fox News has the most trusted network and cable news coverage in the United States, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Monday. But network TV is much less trustworthy than it was in the days of Walter Cronkite, American voters say.

In comparison rankings, 29 percent responded that they trust Fox News the most. CNN follows with 22 percent, CBS News and NBC News are at 10 percent, ABC News at 8 percent and MSNBC at 7 percent.

Among Republican voters, 58 percent say they trust Fox News the most, with 13 percent favoring CNN, 7 percent for NBC and CBS, 5 percent for ABC and 2 percent for MSNBC.

With Democrats, CNN is the top choice with 32 percent, 15 percent for NBC, 14 percent for CBS and MSNBC, and 8 percent for ABC. Only 3 percent trust Fox News most.

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Of the Fox News Republicans, 0% (zero percent) approve of the way Obama is handling his job as President.

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Here's another take (consider the source): The new poll is even more of a tragedy when one considers that FOX viewers are the most ill-informed of all mainstream news viewers. According to a survey conducted by the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland, FOX News viewers are “significantly more misinformed than consumer of news from other sources. What’s more, the study shows that greater exposure to FOX News increases misinformation.”