The Impact of Partisan News
Hal Varian and Russ Roberts discuss the effects of partisan news on people's thinking and voting behavior. They explore the benefits of open debate and the challenge of confirming biases in an increasingly polarized media landscape.In this clip
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Related Questions
Is partisan politics detrimental?
Why are political views polarized as discussed in the episode Prof Robin Hanson | Are People Really Good? Hidden Motives In Everyday Life?
Why are political views polarized, as discussed in the episode Conversation with Dan Ariely — Why People Believe Irrational Things and the clip Empathy in Discourse, as well as in the episode How to Learn From People You Disagree With & Ways to Turn Down Your Anxiety and the clip Understanding Polarization?