Most Reliable Sources

News Type

Television

Newspapers (printed)

Radio

Web/Social Media

Total

Breaking

Definitely News

129

113

76

43

361

Entertainment

11

17

8

4

40

Not Sure

4

2

3

0

9

Definitely Not News

3

5

1

0

9

Total

147

137

88

47

419

Fact Checks Definitely News

Entertainment

Not Sure

Definitely not News

Total

125

9

11

2

147

101

20

12

4

137

63

14

10

1

88

42

4

1

0

47

331

47

34

7

419

Opinion and Exclusive Definitely News

Entertainment

Not Sure

Definitely not News

Total

112

20

10

5

147

96

18

15

8

137

70

8

7

3

88

37

7

3

0

47

315

53

35

16

419

Forward-referencing Definitely News

Entertainment

Not Sure

Definitely not News

Total

77

34

30

6

147

75

23

31

8

137

51

15

20

2

88

33

9

5

0

47

236

81

86

16

419

News should take a Definitely News

humorous, satirical Entertainment

angle in which the host Not Sure

infuses humor in his Definitely not News questioning Total

83

40

19

5

147

81

32

17

7

137

53

15

13

7

88

27

11

7

2

47

244

98

56

21

419