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8 - Personal Experience as a Reality Check

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2024

Kenneth Newton
Affiliation:
University of Southampton
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It is commonly assumed that that we are all more or less dependent on the news for our political information and opinion, which, if true, would explain how and why the media wield a powerful influence over society. This chapter presents evidence that this is not true and that we garner first-hand knowledge of politics and public policies from everyday experience of life and our own family finances and well- being. Talking with family, friends, neighbours and colleagues also provides information and helps shape out political attitudes and opinions.

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Real News about the News
Media and British Politics
, pp. 138 - 155
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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