8 in 10 American See Media as Biased

From the story: Not only do most Americans recognize media bias, they also believe it’s intentional. When asked about their views of news organizations they distrust, 79 percent of poll respondents said those outlets were “trying to persuade people to adopt a certain viewpoint.” When news is inaccurate, 54 percent of Americans think it’s because reporters are “misrepresenting the facts,” while 28 percent assume they’re “making them up entirely” (The Federalist).  

From Sean Spicer: I’m guessing the 14% that don’t believe this work for them …86% of Americans believe there is “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of political bias in the way the media covers news – up almost 25% f in 2007 (Twitter).