December 15, 2009
Oregonians speak-out on media trust
Oregon Faith Report Survey Result
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TV news is going through a shake-up. This week 35-year ABC news veteran Charles Gibson will be stepping down as evening news anchor and be replaced with Diane Sawyer. This may be a good move for ABC as an Oregon Faith Report survey showed him at the bottom of the most trusted network anchors.
The questions were; (1)With network TV news reaching record lows in viewers, do you still trust any network anchors? (2) For those who have a network anchor they trust, which one?
Cable news is also going through a shake-up. CNN’s Anderson Cooper saw his ratings plummet 62% in one year. Some say more media choices and a growing public cynicism is all public institutions are to blame for the growing storm over media changes. What is your opinion?
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December 15, 2009
Katie is growing in her role. Look forward to seeing her blossom.
December 15, 2009
The news media makes the news, which is why we get many of the politicians that we do. I do hope we are beginning to use our brain and not our emotions when electing people to represent us.
December 15, 2009
No matter who the news anchor is, we need to weigh what is being said and come to our own conclusions and not just rely on what is being said to us.
The previous three anchors, Brokaw, Jennings and Rather were people of giant stature and talent. They were the most trusted people in the country. They also earned it as well with their TV specials and the time they put in. I expect Brian Williams to move into such position over time. Couric can if they stop talking about replacing her, which is really unfair. My advice to Diane Sawyer is to do lots of extra news programs to show the public that you are concerned about certain issues and that you are taking on problems we all worry about.