Curated Resource ( ? )
Consume less news and more ideas of lasting import
Curated:
14/02/2014 from
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.1.2.35
my notes ( ? )
I guess everyone has already seen this, but the following point is worth repeating for everyone who thinks that the path to democracy in the EU is measured in column inches:
“News in general doesn’t matter most of the time, and most people would be far better off if they spent their time consuming less news and more ideas that have more lasting import,” …
In “Does the Media Matter” (http://ift.tt/1ddwXP7), a team of economists found that getting a randomized group of citizens to read the Washington Post did nothing for “political knowledge, stated opinions, or turnout in post-election survey and voter data.”
See also: Twitter Co-Founder Evan Williams Lays Out His Plan For The Future Of Media
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