Traugott: Media Coverage of Obama Should Be More Useful to Public

Michael Traugott, professor of communications studies in the political science department at the University of Michigan, discusses the latest study of press coverage of President Obama by the Center for Media and Public Affairs. As Traugott explains, there has been a steady decline in the public's trust of major broadcast and print media since 1985. He also examines how politics and the public's view of media coverage affect one another.

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