Americans LACK OF confidence in TV News

Gallup recently did their annual survey on American's confidence in Television News. The pattern the survey seems to be revealing is anything but settling for us as Americans. The 2012 survey revealed that only 21% of Americans say they are confident in TV news. This percentage is down 6% from last years survey where the number was 27%. When the Survey first began in 1993, the number was at an all time high of 46%.Liberals lost so much confidence in TV news last year that their views are now very similar to the conservatives. So what is it that is giving Americans so much doubt in this news source? Many express it is due to the errors a lot of the major networks are making. For example, CNN and Fox News both made major mistakes in their coverage of the Supreme Court healthcare law ruling. These errors and many others are prime examples of why Americans feel they cannot trust TV news. With this issue growing, TV news sources need to do a better job of reviewing information before broadcasting it to the public. Because the journalism world, especially TV news, is such a fast pace environment, it is in everyones best interest for these networks, and any others, to slow down and make sure they are giving Americans ACCURATE information. If they can accomplish that, hopefully these numbers can rise in years to come.

Thanks for the Privacy

With all of the media outlets available in the world today, it is very hard to leave anything private anymore. Anyone who is anyone has pretty much all of their "dirty laundry" aired out for the world to see. People find it absolutely fascinating to be involved in the lives of CELEBS all over the world. Many say that the reason it is so easy to obtain all of their personal information about celebrities is because of all the advancement in social media. After all, with the click of a mouse, or the scroll of a smartphone, you have access to the latest gossip within seconds. I often wonder, if this information was not so readily available, would people go out of their way to find it out? It's hard to really know the answer to that question, but it is not hard to see that with the advancements in digital journalism, the obsession with Hollywood gossip has sky rocketed. Anyone who is on twitter can easily follow E!News and any other celebrity gossip sites, who update their news by the minute. The number one gossip site, "Oh No They Didn't" gets thousands of views daily. Celebrities may not be happy about how easily their personal information is available, but hey, it's all part of the job right?