77% of Americans, media Making Economic Crisis worse

[Midnight Mike]

Poll: 77% of Americans Blame Media for Making Economic Crisis Worse

NEW YORK, Jan. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Seventy-seven percent of Americans believe that the U.S. media is making the economic situation worse by projecting fear into people's minds.

The majority of those surveyed feel that the financial press, by focusing on and embellishing negative news, is damaging consumer confidence and damping investment, making a difficult situation much worse. The poll was conducted via telephone, December 4 - 7.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id ... _article=1 (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=prnw.20090101.LATH004&show_article=1)

[USAF Pilot 07]

Perhaps the US Media should hire Baghdad Bob!
http://www.welovetheiraqiinformationminister.com/images/07-minister.jpg

There are no economic problems in the US! We are at economic highs!

Strangely enough 77% of Americans reported trying to buy things they could not afford a year ago (houses, cars, anything they could charge), and now cannot pay for them...

[cancidas]

Strangely enough 77% of Americans reported trying to buy things they could not afford a year ago (houses, cars, anything they could charge), and now cannot pay for them...

i agree with you there, but the media definately doesn't make anything any better.