New Study: FOX - STILL Makes You Stupid-Worse Than Those Watching "No Media At All"

[kpete]

Another study has concluded that people who only watch Fox News are less informed than all other news consumers.

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The largest effect is that of Fox News: all else being equal, someone who watched only Fox News would be expected to answer just 1.04 domestic questions correctly -- a figure which is significantly worse than if they had reported watching no media at all. On the other hand, if they listened only to NPR, they would be expected to answer 1.51 questions correctly; viewers of Sunday morning talk shows fare similarly well. And people watching only "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" could answer about 1.42 questions correctly.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/fox-news-less-informed-new-study_n_1538914.html

[Swede Atlanta]

1. While I find it interesting that Fox viewers are the least informed........

it also concerns me that out of 4 questions even those that watch some of the most in-depth and varied news reporting on NPR only answer 1.5 questions correctly and 2.5 questions incorrectly?

That is absolutely atrocious. I obviously haven't seen the questions and hopefully they weren't asking relatively obscure questions such as who was elected President of Kazakhstan. Assuming they were asking questions regarding topics that should be of some general interest even the NPR listeners did very poorly.

And we think we are the brightest and smartest and God-blessed nation on the planet? Heaven help us indeed!!!