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Do you have data to back up the implication that poorer people read more Breitbart?
by DubiousPusher 9y ago
Do you have data to back up the implication that poorer people read more Breitbart?
- creaghpatr 9y agoThe inverse may be true, that Breitbart's readership may skew poorer than cable news or traditional print media, but poorer people in general probably don't read much news, so an argument that the average income of reader base affects the framing of the coverage probably isn't accurate. Most of Breitbart traffic comes from social media and is optimized for engagement, a la buzzfeed.
- DubiousPusher 9y agoThis reflects my understanding. Poor people read less news and vote less. But when they do vote, they prefer government programs. Which lately has meant they prefer Democrats by narrow margins.