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It used to be that whenever an important news story broke, cable television viewers would quickly turn to CNN for must-see coverage of what was happening. However, according to a poll conducted regarding the five-day coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing, that is definitely no longer the case.
The survey, which was conducted by the liberal Huffington Post website and the international marketing agency YouGov, determined that former titan CNN came in as far less trustworthy than Fox News over which was the most believable cable news channel.
During the poll, which was based on interviews of 1,000 adults last Friday and Saturday, the bad news for CNN began when people were asked how believable the news was from that channel during the Boston bombings. The biggest response was 35 percent stating I don't watch CNN.
Of course, all cable news outlets saw their viewership rise sharply because of their coverage of the bombing and subsequent search for the terrorists behind it.
As a result, 38 percent of the respondents said the channel was very or somewhat believable, and 21 percent said it was not very or not at all believable.
Also, MSNBC had no reason to smile since the poll indicated that 42 percent of the people polled don't watch the channel. In addition, the liberal channel fared poorly in the very or somewhat believable category with 35 percent.
However, the survey brought good news for the Fox News Channel, which had a 50 percent rating in the categories of very and somewhat believable even though 28 percent of those polled said they don't watch the cable news outlet, which is far less than its competitors.
Read more: New Poll Finds CNN Far Less Believable Cable Channel Than Fox News | NewsBusters
The survey, which was conducted by the liberal Huffington Post website and the international marketing agency YouGov, determined that former titan CNN came in as far less trustworthy than Fox News over which was the most believable cable news channel.
During the poll, which was based on interviews of 1,000 adults last Friday and Saturday, the bad news for CNN began when people were asked how believable the news was from that channel during the Boston bombings. The biggest response was 35 percent stating I don't watch CNN.
Of course, all cable news outlets saw their viewership rise sharply because of their coverage of the bombing and subsequent search for the terrorists behind it.
As a result, 38 percent of the respondents said the channel was very or somewhat believable, and 21 percent said it was not very or not at all believable.
Also, MSNBC had no reason to smile since the poll indicated that 42 percent of the people polled don't watch the channel. In addition, the liberal channel fared poorly in the very or somewhat believable category with 35 percent.
However, the survey brought good news for the Fox News Channel, which had a 50 percent rating in the categories of very and somewhat believable even though 28 percent of those polled said they don't watch the cable news outlet, which is far less than its competitors.
Read more: New Poll Finds CNN Far Less Believable Cable Channel Than Fox News | NewsBusters
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