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Protestant Pastors' Views on News Accuracy Survey

This survey conducted in 2010 gathered opinions from 1,000 Protestant pastors on the accuracy of news coverage. Fox News was seen as the most accurate by a minority. The methodology included random telephone calls to senior church leaders and weighted responses for geographic representation. The survey provides insights into how Protestant pastors perceive different news organizations' fairness and accuracy in reporting.

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Protestant Pastors' Views on News Accuracy Survey

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  1. Protestant Pastor Views of the Accuracy of News Coverage Survey of 1,000 Protestant Pastors

  2. Methodology • The telephone survey of Protestant pastors was conducted October 7-14, 2010 • The calling list was randomly drawn from a list of all Protestant churches. Up to six calls were made to reach a sampled phone number • Each interview was conducted with the senior pastor, minister or priest of the church called • Responses were weighted to reflect the geographic distribution of Protestant churches

  3. Methodology Continued • The completed sample is 1,000 phone interviews • The sample provides 95% confidence that the sampling error does not exceed +3.2% • Margins of error are higher in sub-groups

  4. Protestant pastors view Fox News as the most accurate and fair of the 7 organizations in covering news, but only a minority hold this view. Among Protestant Pastors Q. “Overall, which, if any, of the following organizations is accurate and fair in covering news?” Note: “None of these” and those who were not sure are exclusive responses; these respondents did not indicate another response.

  5. Protestant Pastor Views of the Accuracy of News Coverage Survey of 1,000 Protestant Pastors

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