Pew Survey: Fox News Audience Much More Balanced

October 6, 2008 · Filed Under Fox News

A new Pew poll completely smashes the narrative that far-left cretins have been pushing about Fox News. You constantly hear from the left that Fox News is a “right-wing propaganda outfit” and that only Republicans watch it. Clear thinking Americans have always known that to be nonsense, and a brand new Pew survey proves it.

Their annual survey of cable news audiences now shows:

FNC: 39% Republican, 33% Democratic, 22% Independent
CNN: 18% Republican, 51% Democratic, 23% Independent
MSNBC: 18% Republican, 45% Democratic, 27% Independent

So when Fox News claims to be “Fair and Balanced” that apparently also extends to their audience. Does this mean that since it’s mostly Democrats who watch CNN and MSNBC that those channels are “left-wing propaganda outfits?”

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Comments

6 Responses to “Pew Survey: Fox News Audience Much More Balanced”

Anonymous on October 6th, 2008 10:59 am

I think this just proves that more Democrats watch news period. It also shows that if Republicans are to watch cable news they overwhelmingly choose Fox. Because as many pretend not to realize, Fox is aimed at a right agenda.
Chris Jones on October 6th, 2008 12:42 pm

So I guess you’re just gonna gloss over the fact that unlike you and your ilk claim, it’s not just Republicans that watch Fox.

How do you explain the fact that the “fair and balanced” channel also happens to have a balanced viewing audience? — unlike say CNN or MSNBC?
jon on October 6th, 2008 11:38 pm

Pew’s survey is a joke. Rasmussen did a survey among Fox’s viewers that showed that 87% of Fox’s viewers support McCain, and 8% support Obama.

THat’s pathetic. Pew’s survey is a joke. People like to claim to be Democrats who don’t actually support the party. It’s called being a partisan weasel.

Democrats watching Fox? Yeah, Strom Thurmond Democrats. Otherwise known as Republicans.
mark on October 27th, 2008 11:52 pm

I watch Fox News for laughs. It’s a tabloid news channel not to be taken seriously. Just look at all those special reports they do trying to pin Obama down as a terrorist or socialist hahaha
Vaclav on October 28th, 2008 9:20 am

Some people watch things to intentionally get agitated, or otherwise stir the pot – claiming viewership – especially on a voluntary poll – as a sign of balance or whatever is a farce.

There’s a debate 101 term for it, but I’m too old to remember those goofy terms.
RCL1 on February 15th, 2009 8:04 am

This proves more about the viewers of the various news channels than the channels themselves.

What it proves is that democrat and independent viewers are willing to view the entire spectrum of programs (they are viewing Fox, CNN, NBC) while republicans focus mainly on viewing Fox.

To establish bias in the reporting would require parsing content, a much more sensitive affair.