Transition to Digital TV

Drew Clark, Senior Writer at Technology Daily, was on Washington Journal on 7/16/2005

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Very Large Numbers of Americans Hold Negative Opinions about the News Outlets

"The public continues to express skepticism toward news outlets and those who run them.
More than half (53%) agree with the statement"I often don't trust what news organizations are saying."
Nearly as many (48%) believe people who decide on news content are "out of touch." link to PDF:
people-press.org/reports/pdf/215.pdf

the power of television to inform the public

"Roughly three-quarters of Americans state that they get their information from broadcast or cable television.  No other source of information—not newspapers, magazines, or the Internet—comes close to the power of television to inform the public." from -Be A Witness Overview of Research and Methodology.