Through the Prism

After passing through the prism, each refraction contains some pure essence of the light, but only an incomplete part. We will always experience some aspect of reality, of the Truth, but only from our perspectives as they are colored by who and where we are. Others will know a different color and none will see the whole, complete light. These are my musings from my particular refraction.

4.23.2007

Responsible for Dumbing You Down

Watch the Daily Show? You're Smart. Read Blogs or Watch FOX? Not So Much

A few tidbits from the study comparing your news sources to how informed you are:

Daily Show/Colbert Report 54%
Major Newspapers' Websites 54%
NewsHour w/ Jim Lehrer 53%
Bill O'Reilly 51%
NPR 51%
Rush Limbaugh 50%
Newsmagazines 48%
Local Newspaper 43%
CNN 41%
Network Evening News 38%
Blogs 37%
Fox News 35%
Local TV News 35%
National Average 35%
Network Morning Shows 34%

Click into the article for an explanation.

5 Comments:

At 4/23/2007 5:52 PM, asdfasdfadfasd said...: God, I hope people aren't getting their news from my blog! I make shit up all the time!
At 4/23/2007 7:36 PM, Hadrian said...: I think it really matters which blogs you're reading.
At 4/23/2007 8:58 PM, Leelu said...: I tried the actual test and got 77% correct. I didn't know that minimum wage reform had passed completely, and as such I didn't even see the question about what the new minimum wage was.

Granting that I'm pretty casual about my news, that scares the crap out of me.
At 4/24/2007 6:10 AM, Degolar said...: What do you mean new minimum wage? We don't even have an old one. At least, not according to Gobula's blog.
At 4/24/2007 10:42 AM, Hadrian said...: I got 91% myself. But then I was reminded about the minimum wage by Leelu's comment above.

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Degolar

A Youth Services Librarian who blogs pseudonymously; A D&D character, a bard, equivalent of librarian in the oral tradition; An idealistically liberal Christian with socialist leanings; An overweight sometimes triathlete; Husband and parent; Hints of Loki, Falstaff, and Pan.

Consort of [Spouse]; Father of Dragons;
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Wanderer of Wilds, Pedaler of Cycles, and Swimmer of Waters;
Curator of Lore, Emissary of Illumination, and Pusher of Stories.

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""In any case, fire burns; that's its nature, and you can't expect to change that. You can use it to cook your meat or to burn down your neighbor's house. And is the fire you use for cooking any different from the one you use for burning? And does that mean you should eat your supper raw?" Maddy shook her head, still puzzled. "So what you're saying is . . . I shouldn't play with fire," she said at last. "Of course you should," said One-Eye gently. "But don't be surprised if the fire plays back.""— Joanne Harris

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Through the Prism

4.23.2007

Responsible for Dumbing You Down

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