Pew: 65% say the news media has a 'negative effect' on America
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}More than six in 10 Americans believe that the news media, followed closely by Hollywood, has a negative effect on the country, according to a new survey.
An extensive new Pew Research Center survey finds that 65 percent believe that the news media "has a negative effect on the way things are going in the country." Some 56 percent said the entertainment industry has a negative effect.
For comparison, 51 percent believe that the Obama administration has a negative effect and 40 percent say labor unions do too.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}But as bad as it is for the media, there are two groups that have an even worse rating in the Pew survey out Monday.
• 67 percent said the federal government has a negative effect on the U.S.