Selective Perception in Public Assessment
of the Press and the Presidential Scandal
 
Job the press has done 
covering allegations		 Total 
%		 Republicans 
%		 Independents 
%		 Democrats 
%%
Excellent/Good 46 61 46 35
Only fair/Poor 51 35 52 61
Don't Know/Refused 3 4 2 4
Total 100 100 100 100
Question: How good a job are news organizations doing at reporting about the allegations against President Clinton . . . an excellent job, a good job, only a fair job or a poor job?

Source: "Popular Policies and Unpopular Press Lift Clinton Ratings," Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, News Release dated 2/6/98, p. 4.