Why Do We Really Follow the News? (Rebroadcast)
There are all kinds of civics-class answers to that question. But how true are they? Could it be that we like to read about war, politics, and miscellaneous heartbreak simply because it's (gasp) entertaining?
An episode of the Freakonomics Radio podcast, hosted by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher, titled "Why Do We Really Follow the News? (Rebroadcast)" was published on June 16, 2016 and runs 35 minutes.
June 16, 2016 ·35m · Freakonomics Radio
Summary
There are all kinds of civics-class answers to that question. But how true are they? Could it be that we like to read about war, politics, and miscellaneous heartbreak simply because it's (gasp) entertaining?
Episode Description
There are all kinds of civics-class answers to that question. But how true are they? Could it be that we like to read about war, politics, and miscellaneous heartbreak simply because it's (gasp) entertaining?
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