'Disturbing for democracy': Americans are divided into two media worlds
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'Disturbing for democracy': Americans are divided into two media worlds, survey shows
We are one America split into two almost completely separate media worlds. That should be the starting point for discussions about the country's political dynamics and media diets.
cnn.com
7:20 AM · Sep 17, 2021
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/17/media/media-survey-january-6-reliable-sources/index.html
We are one America split into two almost completely separate media worlds. That should be the starting point for discussions about the country's political dynamics and media diets.
This new survey by one of my favorite groups, the Public Religion Research Institute, underscores the point. "We asked who's to blame for the violence on January 6, now that some time has passed," the group said. "Most of the country blames white supremacist groups, Donald Trump, and conservative media that spreads misinformation. Except Republicans."
Republicans, generally speaking, blame Antifa and other left-wing activists for January 6, in spite of all the evidence to the contrary. "But not all Republicans," PRRI said - "it matters what media they consume. In this case, those who trust broadcast news look much more like the rest of the country. Fox News and far-right news Republicans drive the trend."
These same media consumers tend to believe (or pretend) that President Biden lost the election and Trump won, a view that Trump constantly tries to reaffirm. Adherence to QAnon conspiracy thinking is also a factor in this, as the new survey showed.
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