Believe it or not, the data all point to television, not social media, as the most powerful reality-warping medium for most Americans. Unsurprisingly, that is not the impression you’d get from listening to the cable news–driven discourse on the subject. Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. (Flickr) Question: What is the most powerful news medium in the world today? If you’ve even casually followed the news the past four years, the answer…
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