49% of Americans say media has too much freedom

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http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/pdf/sofa2004results.pdf

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 13:06 (nineteen years ago) link

'Nation deemed unfit to govern'

― Enrique (Enrique), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 13:08 (nineteen years ago) link

which americans, though?

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 13:09 (nineteen years ago) link

Oh, just shy of half of them.

― Enrique (Enrique), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 13:11 (nineteen years ago) link

top half or bottom half

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 13:14 (nineteen years ago) link

half of ALL of them?

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 13:14 (nineteen years ago) link

my bottom half has too much freedom. i demand tighter pants.

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 13:14 (nineteen years ago) link

Are you talking about question number 3, does the press have too much freedom? Cause I read those figures as 36%. Was there another figure in there?

― My New Identity (kate), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 13:14 (nineteen years ago) link

I was referring to question 20, which is worded slightly differently.

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 13:15 (nineteen years ago) link

In other news, 49% of turkeys vote in favour of Christmas.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 13:31 (nineteen years ago) link

thanksgiving, surely.

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 13:37 (nineteen years ago) link

No, that would be silly.

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 13:38 (nineteen years ago) link

Ah, OK, I'll check that one, then.

― My New Identity (kate), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 13:39 (nineteen years ago) link

49% of American turkeys.

― dog latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 13:40 (nineteen years ago) link

Hrmmm, that brings to mind the line about "lies, damn lies and statistics" because it's the same question, worded one way, over 40% believed that freedom of the press was fine, and in the other question, 49% believe there's too much? Weird.

― My New Identity (kate), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 13:41 (nineteen years ago) link

No, that just leaves 11% who don't know.

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 13:45 (nineteen years ago) link

I wish people were more honest, about not knowing.

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 13:46 (nineteen years ago) link

I don't know about that, RJG

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 13:47 (nineteen years ago) link

I like "both" as an answer. There's too much freedom! There's not enough freedom!

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 13:49 (nineteen years ago) link

maybe this is part of bush's mental health survey.

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 13:54 (nineteen years ago) link

i demand tighter pants.

a cause that i can get behind.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 14:02 (nineteen years ago) link

the wording isn't abt 'press freedom' but the freedom of the 'media' to do 'whatever it wants' which may catch a different kind of discontent. but yeah, some of these responses are pretty terrifying, the ten commandments one in particular.

― g--ff (gcannon), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 14:10 (nineteen years ago) link

I don't remember being asked these questions.

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 30 June 2004 14:10 (nineteen years ago) link

The wording in this poll is really strange, with much of it veering into push poll territory. Odd. Doesn't Pew do a similar poll? How does that one compare?

― rasheed wallace (rasheed wallace), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 14:15 (nineteen years ago) link

a cause that i can get behind.

Lauren is the roxor.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 14:25 (nineteen years ago) link

I like "both" as an answer. There's too much freedom! There's not enough freedom!

Give us hell Quimby!

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 14:28 (nineteen years ago) link

i demand tighter pants.

a cause that i can get behind.

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They need to look quite closely at their religion categories - are you Catholic, Protestant, Jewish or "some other"? And the biggest chunk, 35%, go for other.

― Madchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 14:36 (nineteen years ago) link

I bet a lot of protestants don't identify as such.

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 14:42 (nineteen years ago) link

and, then, there are the scientologists.

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 14:43 (nineteen years ago) link

twelve years pass...

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yes the US govt should pay and train "independent reporters." The irony of this statement is lost on these deluded ideologues.

― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 17 January 2017 19:50 (seven years ago) link

Welp, sounds like it's time to return those Pell grants, journos.

― Gorvernment Stoodge (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 17 January 2017 19:53 (seven years ago) link

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