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One Minute of Science Per Five Hours of Cable News

Posted by Zonk on from the you-don't-learn-things-by-watching-the-news dept.

ideonexus writes "The Pew group has released its annual study into the state of news media. They conclude that science and technology content is a rare treat for cable newscast viewers; some five hours of programming could pass with the average viewer seeing only one minute of science news coverage."

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  1. Re:Slashdot? by garett_spencley · · Score: 2, Informative

    Drama and Reality TV != Cable News

    And I really hope you're not making the implication that someone who watches drama and/or reality TV would not watch the news.

  2. Obligatory Carl Sagan Quote by dankstick · · Score: 5, Informative

    "We have designed our civilization based on science and technology and at the same time arranged things so that almost no one understands anything at all about science and technology. This is a clear prescription for disaster."

    -Carl Sagan, 1995 Interview with Anne Kalosh

  3. Re:Cable News Is A Lot Like Alcohol by pandrijeczko · · Score: 3, Informative

    If that bottle has the word "Budweiser" on it, that ain't beer.

    --
    Gentoo Linux - another day, another USE flag.