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Suffering News Burnout? The Rest of America Is, Too

“The total evening news audience on the broadcast networks is lower than it was during the summer of 2001, suggesting that Americans have burned out on serious news.”

“American soldiers are dying in Iraq almost daily, questions are continuing to swirl around the Bush administration’s case for the March invasion and United States Marines are poised off the coast of Liberia. At home, decisions by the Supreme Court prompted national debates on affirmative action and gay rights, a basketball star stands accused of sexual assault and the California governorship suddenly hangs in the balance. And yet, television news viewers are tuning out.”

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What I want to know is if people are getting their news elsewhere.

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