How Well-Informed Are Citizens, and How Are They Getting Their News?

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By: Karen Dunlap | Poynter

Two major news stories, the conflict in Syria and actions on the Affordable Care Act, raise two tough questions for news media and citizens:
  • How do journalists engage the public on public policy?
  •  Do we, as news consumers, know enough to have meaningful voice in these matters?

The way the public gets news continues to change with digital — and especially mobileforms — gaining audiences. Some shifts raise questions about the amount and quality of news consumed. All that leads to the crucial question of what people know about major public issues.































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