This statistic presents data on the perception of the level of bias in the news seen on television, in newspapers or on the radio amongst consumers in the United States as of March 2018, by political party. During the survey, Republican respondents stated that they believed 77 percent of the news on traditional media outlets to be biased.
Perceived level of bias of news on TV, radio and in newspapers in the United States as of May 2018, by political party
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Gallup. (June 25, 2018). Perceived level of bias of news on TV, radio and in newspapers in the United States as of May 2018, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/874855/news-media-bias-perceptions-by-political-party/
Gallup. "Perceived level of bias of news on TV, radio and in newspapers in the United States as of May 2018, by political party." Chart. June 25, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/874855/news-media-bias-perceptions-by-political-party/
Gallup. (2018). Perceived level of bias of news on TV, radio and in newspapers in the United States as of May 2018, by political party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/874855/news-media-bias-perceptions-by-political-party/
Gallup. "Perceived Level of Bias of News on Tv, Radio and in Newspapers in The United States as of May 2018, by Political Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/874855/news-media-bias-perceptions-by-political-party/
Gallup, Perceived level of bias of news on TV, radio and in newspapers in the United States as of May 2018, by political party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/874855/news-media-bias-perceptions-by-political-party/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Perceived level of bias of news on TV, radio and in newspapers in the United States as of May 2018, by political party [Graph], Gallup, June 25, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/874855/news-media-bias-perceptions-by-political-party/
