Ken O'Brien
Back in February I published a piece titled "Where's Joe Friday When We Need Him?"
In it I detailed a study by the University of Maryland that found that viewers of Fox News were the most misinformed of all consumers of broadcast news.
Now a recent study by Fairleigh Dickinson University confirms
that result:
"According to the latest results from Fairleigh
Dickinson University’s PublicMind Poll, some news sources make us less likely
to know what’s going on in the world. In the most recent study, the poll asked
New Jerseyans about current events at home and abroad, and from what sources –
if any – they get their information. The conclusion:
Sunday morning news shows do the most to help people
learn about current events, while some outlets, especially Fox News, lead
people to be even less informed than those who say they don’t watch any news at
all."
