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Thursday, April 5, 2007 12:00 AM

National journalists believe you should trust them

Glenn Greenwald

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  • Thursday, April 5, 2007 10:41 AM

    Bush said "trust me," too.

    Indeed, there has been a downward trend for all news organizations over the last 20 years and network news is no exception. According to survey research, the percentage of Americans who gave ABC News the highest believability rating fell eight percentage points in just the last six years. At CBS News, it fell seven percentage points and at NBC News, the decline was six percentage points.

    http://www.stateofthenewsmedia.com/2007/narrative_networktv_publicattitudes.asp?cat=7&media=5

    We all know what Bush's numbers are.

    —EJ Read EJ's other letters

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