Liberals Read Conservative News
And vice versa. It turns out that we don't all live in our own bubbles of conservative and liberal. We do consume our news from a verity of sources. This graph from SSRN shows how 'fair and balanced' the different media sources are compared to each other.
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As you can see, when it comes to debating our friends, disagreements are going to be rare. Conversely broadcast news, such as CBS and NBC, do portray a more moderate view.
The paper does point out that Fox News is the exception, offering a diet of conservative news 99 percent higher than the average internet user consumes.
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As you can see, when it comes to debating our friends, disagreements are going to be rare. Conversely broadcast news, such as CBS and NBC, do portray a more moderate view.
The paper does point out that Fox News is the exception, offering a diet of conservative news 99 percent higher than the average internet user consumes.