Does Biased News Have a 'Time Bomb' Effect?

A European study shows that, over time, even the most sophisticated readers can be manipulated.

There's nobody more cynical about the media than your average European.
Only 12 percent of Europeans claim to trust the media, compared to 15 percent of North Americans, 29 percent of Pacific Asians and 48 percent of Africans, the BBC has found.
Yet new research out of the London School of Economics and Political Science suggests that even the most hardened Europeans may succumb to media manipulation and change their political views if they are ... Full Story »

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3.7
by Fabrice Florin - Nov. 9, 2009

Informative article about new research from the London School of Economics and Political Science, which suggests that repeated exposure to biased news can lead people to change their political views over time. This is a fair and factual report that provides useful context about the social impact of media bias -- even though only one study is cited in this article, without independent perspectives.

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