Farleigh Dickinson University (yeah the one COD supposedly went to) has come out with a poll showing that FOX News viewer are not as informed as they think they are.
The poll — which asked New Jerseyans where they find news and information about current events — found that Sunday morning news shows are the most informative, while Fox News actually leads people to be less informed than those who consume no news at all.
Wow. I’m speechless. 🙂 I mean, I thought FOX News gave everyone a fair and balanced view of current events.
The poll focused partly on popular uprisings in Egypt and Syria. Asked whether the people of Egypt successfully topped Hosni Mubarak’s regime, 49 percent of Fox News viewers answered “yes” — the lowest on the scale — while 68 percent of NPR listeners answered in the affirmative, the highest on the scale.
They also probably think that Libya is a term for a progressive from the South.
“The (poll’s) results show us that there is something about watching Fox News that leads people to do worse on these questions than those who don’t watch any news at all,” said Dan Cassino, a political science professor at Fairleigh Dickinson and an analyst for the poll.
So, I wonder how O’Liely will spin this tonight in the “No Spin Room.”