Americans largely blame news outlets, not journalists, for unfair coverage, and think political agendas get in the way of coverage being fair

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October 27, 2020

Americans blame unfair news coverage on media outlets, not the journalists who work for them

Americans largely blame news outlets, not journalists, for unfair coverage, and think political agendas get in the way of coverage being fair

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Americans largely blame news outlets, not journalists, for unfair coverage, and think political agendas get in the way of coverage being fair

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Americans blame unfair news coverage on media outlets, not the journalists who work for them
Most Americans think journalists can set aside their views when reporting
About eight-in-ten Americans think news coverage favors one side, more so among Republicans

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