9 ThinkProgress
In addition, there were included a few news-sources that shouldn't have been. For example, the Ed Show, on MSNBC, was listed, whereas it's only one show of many on that channel and not even the most-watched. (Among the ones more-watched there are Rachel Maddow, and Lawrence O'Donnell.) But no show on the channel should have been listed, because the channel itself, MSNBC, was one of the listed options. Similarly, the Hannity Show on Fox was listed, though FNC itself was also listed, and though the O'Reilly show on that channel has an even larger audience. Moreover, Mother Jones was listed, but The Nation was not, National Review was not, Harper's was not, etc.
The list that I have included here from Pew's does, however, include the Colbert Report, and Daily Show, because the Comedy Channel wasn't listed; and it includes Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh, because they are independently syndicated.
The Pew study just wasn't well-thought-out. Nonetheless, it's not a complete waste.
Here is their other key table, indicating actual influence: the respondent's "main source" of political news:
ALL SOURCES MENTIONED
Mar 19-Apr 29
Based on
web respondents
[N=2,901] [%]
16 CNN
14 Fox
10 Local TV
5 NPR
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