POLL: America Still Not Crazy About Brian Williams, Bill O'Reilly

Quinnipiac University. Ever heard of it?

This quaint, private institution in Hamden, Connecticut (about two hours from Boston) isn’t always a hot spot for news, but the school does release lots of great polls.

Its most recent such project asked what folks think of two disgruntled and distrusted newsmen: Brian Williams and Bill O’Reilly.

Here are the headlining highlights:

• 42% think Brian Williams should return to TV
• 35% believe Williams should not be allowed to come back
• 24% have no clue what to think about Williams
• 23% think Bill O’Reilly’s status on FOX News should be changed to suspended (11%) or fired (12%)
• 51% don’t know enough about O’Reilly’s foibles to form an opinion

The big concern was for journalism as a whole.