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Study: Local News Leads In Believability Rankings
- Pew Research Center, Friday, August 17, 2012 12:06 PM
Local TV news shows -- followed by CBS' "60 Minutes" -- were rated highest by consumers polled on the "believability" of 13 major news organizations, according to Pew Research Center. Overall, "the believability ratings for major news organizations have suffered broad-based declines," falling "significantly for nine of 13 news organizations tested," which include cable and broadcast news networks, national newspapers and NPR, according to the study.
