Just some interesting figures about Fox News and its viewers:
- Fox News currently devotes 7.9% of their coverage to the ongoing occupation in Iraq, compared to 17.8% for CNN and 15.1% for MSNBC.
- In 2004, 88% of Fox viewers supported George W. Bush, compared to 7% who supported John Kerry
- Of the three most common misconceptions about the Iraq war, a) there was evidence of a Saddam-Al Qaeda link, b) WMD were found in Iraq, and c) The rest of the world supported the US-led invasion, 80% of regular Fox viewers held at least one of these mis-conceptions, higher than consumers of any other news source. In addition, 43% believed all three misconceptions
- 49% of Fox viewers believe the media treats George W. Bush unfairly.
- Fox News devoted twice as much air time to the Anna Nicole Smith story than CNN and MSNBC.
- In a national political quiz by Pew Research, Fox News viewers scored the lowest of all regular news consumers, lower than Comedy Central, local news, and network morning show viewers. Fox viewers scored in the 50th percentile, meaning that watching Fox News regularly made one no more likely to know current political events than the average American.
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