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Senior Journal reports, according to a recent poll, seniors (65 and older) are the only age group who do not like the election coverage presented by news media. The Pew survey shows seniors join men and Republicans as dissatisfied with how the elections are covered.
The highest age-related rating for election coverage was from the 18-34 age group. The two middle-age groups (35-49 and 50-65) were divided in their opinion of the quality of news reports.
According to Senior Journal, other highlights of the poll:
● A majority of Americans (55%) now say that the campaign is too negative. This is up significantly from 43% a month ago and represents a dramatic change from the beginning of the primary season when only 28% said the campaign was too negative.
● The public has consistently found the presidential campaign to be interesting. Seven-in-ten said it was interesting in February 2008; 59% in April; and 68% in mid-September.
● Nearly two-thirds (63%) now say the campaign has been informative, while only 34% say it has not been informative.
● A majority of the public (57%) says the campaign has been too long, while 39% say it has not been too long.
● A substantial majority of Americans (65%) continued to pay very close attention to news about the economy last week. This is down slightly from 69% the previous week but still extremely high from a historical perspective. In addition, 59% followed news about the recent downturn in the U.S. stock market very closely.
These findings are based on the most recent installment of the weekly News Interest Index, an ongoing project of the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
Click on the Senior Journal link to read the rest of this interesting article.
What do you think? Is the election news too negative? Is it boring? Are you tired of the election coverage and looking forward to the day it all ends? Share your opinion in the comment section below.
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