Link to blog: http://indyf16.blogspot.com/2016/11/is-us-media-system-failing-to-inform.html
"Common sense is very uncommon" is a quote many people may have heard before. Considering the results of the recently concluded elections, this seems rather true.
Public knowledge about current events in America is found at much lower levels than other countries across the world.
A 2008 study linked here from the blog above showed that countries having strong and free TV/Radio dominated by public broadcasting had the most well informed public.
A corporate and commercial media in America, leads to polls showing very low numbers of informed public, when it comes to public knowledge regarding hot topics in the country.
Only when public broadcasting and independent media are able to reach the majority of the country through national television and radio, will unbiased opinion free from commercial and corporate networks, thrive to help increase the number of people versed in public knowledge and common sense.
"Common sense is very uncommon" is a quote many people may have heard before. Considering the results of the recently concluded elections, this seems rather true.
Public knowledge about current events in America is found at much lower levels than other countries across the world.
A 2008 study linked here from the blog above showed that countries having strong and free TV/Radio dominated by public broadcasting had the most well informed public.
A corporate and commercial media in America, leads to polls showing very low numbers of informed public, when it comes to public knowledge regarding hot topics in the country.
Only when public broadcasting and independent media are able to reach the majority of the country through national television and radio, will unbiased opinion free from commercial and corporate networks, thrive to help increase the number of people versed in public knowledge and common sense.
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