Dose of CNN dilutes Fox News influence

A study of Fox News viewers found that when they watched CNN for 30 days they changed their views on core issues notably COVID-19 and Donald Trump and Republicans. The viewers received more factual information that influenced their thinking. (AlterNet, April 4, 2022, by Alex Henderson)

The study by scholars from Berkeley and Yale showed significant changes in stances, with the subjects five percentage points more likely to believe that long COVID is a problem; seven points more likely to support voting by mail; and 10 points less likely to believe that supporters of Joe Biden were happy when police officers get shot. (Bloomberg Opinion, April 4, 2022, by Matthew Yglesias)

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