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Why Americans know less than ever about the world

I’ve long been disillusioned with news and current affairs as brought to us by traditional news sources. I find them generally lopsided, lacking in analysis, and just generally untrustworthy.

But maybe we’re not as badly off as the Americans (how would we know?).

— Miraz

Watch this shockingly informative 5 minute video from TED by Alisa Miller called Why we know less than ever about the world (requires broadband):

Alisa Miller, head of Public Radio International, talks about why — though we want to know more about the world than ever — the US media is actually showing less. Eye-opening stats and graphs.

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May 16, 2008   No Comments