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conservative news blog on Thursday, March 08, 2007 10:10:37 AM
Yesterday, the Media Research Center held a press conference at the National Press Club, outlining the findings of their national cultural values survey. The report summarizes findings and draws conclusions about three separate descriptive groups. Persons in the study were selected to be in one of the three groups: orthodox, independent or progressive. These participants were asked questions that would help identify which group they fell into and subsequently asked questions regarding the media’s impact on moral values, their personal opinions on sexual activity among high school students, their position regarding classical virtues and a host of other indicators of cultural values. Among many things, the report concluded that most Americans “agree that the media are a powerful, harmful influence in American culture.” Also, American adults “agree overwhelmingly that America is in moral decline.”
To read this report in its entirety, click here.