The pew research study found interesting results when it looked into people’s knowledge regarding current events. Based off the results from several different groups divided among their preference for obtaining the news, an almost comical conclusion can be drawn. People, whose main source of news comes from comedy shows such as the daily show, showed higher levels of knowledge in relation to current events. This is both comical and alarming. For a comedy show to provide the best source of news leads one to realize how far the United States news outlets have fallen. In all honestly, the most likely reason for this is that the major outlets, such as cable television channels like fox, are too focused on providing biased news. On the flipside, this result could be because people who are watching shows such as the Daily show are better adept at deciphering “good” news. Nevertheless, this study clearly shows a trend that should make major news providers queasy.
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