This month's opinion survey by the Public Religion Research Institute and Religion News Service focused on issues surrounding Islam. Among its findings: “a significant correlation between trust in Fox News and negative attitudes about Muslims.”
From the Public Religion Research Institute:
SOURCES OF TV NEWS AND INFLUENCE ON VIEWS
The survey findings also show a significant correlation between trust in Fox News and negative attitudes about Muslims. Americans who most trust Fox News are more likely to believe that Muslims want to establish Shari'a law, have not done enough to oppose extremism, and believe investigating Muslim extremism is a good idea. There are even differences among Republicans and white evangelicals who trust Fox news most and those who trust other media.
- Republicans who say Fox News is their most trusted news source are more likely than Republicans who trust a different news source to say they are well-informed about Islam (53% to 34%). They are also more likely than Republicans who most trust other news sources to say the hearings are a good thing (82% to 60%).
- White evangelicals who most trust Fox News are much more likely than those who trust a different news source to say they feel informed about Islam than those who trust other sources of news (70% to 37%). This same group of evangelicals is also more likely than their counterparts who most trust other news sources to say the hearings are a good thing (84% to 60%).
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Previously:
When does Fox News' ugly Muslim bashing become the story?
Fox continues its guilt-by-association smears on Muslim scholars
Fox News: Where you can bash Islam with impunity
Moderate Muslims are standing up, Fox is just too busy smearing them to notice