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The subscription and readership numbers just don't back this. People simply don't read newspapers. The NYT could say that Hillary is the second coming and the a
by libertymcateer 11y ago
The subscription and readership numbers just don't back this. People simply don't read newspapers. The NYT could say that Hillary is the second coming and the average voter wouldn't be aware of it.
- id 11y agoThey have to get their information from somewhere. TV channels are media, too. Most people don't know Bernie, Hillary and Donald personally, so the only way to get an impression is the media.
- settsu 11y agoNo, not the only way. Just the lazy way.
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- gipp 11y agoNetwork effects are a hell of a thing.
- veidr 11y agoYou don't have to read the newspaper for it to influence your your life, or even your own opinions. The institution has enormous power. Your example, the NYT, is quoted on TV and radio every single day, in and out of the US. Add to that the number of private who quote, forward, regurgitate-as-if-they-thought-of-it the articles. The power of the mainstream media is waning, but it is still more significant than anything else, other parts of the Internet included, in swaying voters.