Most Objective and Most Current
Opinion Leaders rank The Week as the most “Objective” media source, proof that comprehensive analysis of current events is more important to readers than being first to report a story.
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| 2 | The News Hour with Jim Lehrer (PBS) |
| 3 | Science |
| 4 | Nature |
| 5 | The Lancet |
| 6 | Scientific American |
| 7 | Nova (PBS) |
| 8 | Nation's Cities Weekly |
| 9 | Natural History |
| 10 | The American Journal of Medical Association |
Source: Erdos & Morgan 2008-2009, Opinion Leader Study
The Week also ranks #1 for Most Current. In addition, The Week ranked in the Top 10 for “Most Credible” for the second survey in a row, the only magazine to do so, and was ranked #11 for “Most Enjoyable”.
| 1 | The Week |
| 2 | NBC Nightly News |
| 3 | ABC World New Tonight |
| 4 | Defence News |
| 5 | Government Executive |
| 6 | Science |
| 7 | CNN Election Center with Campbell Brown |
| 8 | CBS Evening News |
| 9 | National Journal's Congress Daily AM |
| 10 | CQ Weekly |
