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The Rise of 'News Avoiders,' and a Stand-Up Comedy Scandal

2023/12/22
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Ruth Igielnik：2024年美国大选民调显示特朗普领先拜登，尤其在年轻选民中，拜登在处理以巴冲突方面的支持率较低。民调结果反映了选民对当前局势和未来发展的不满。民调问题的措辞至关重要，需要谨慎设计以确保公平性和一致性解读，样本量并非越大越好，1000人的样本量通常已足够准确，但需要关注民调的透明度和方法论，不能忽视与自身观点相悖的民调结果。 Benjamin Toff：新闻回避者群体日益壮大，他们回避新闻的原因复杂多样，包括时间限制、缺乏相关知识、对新闻的效用感到怀疑、缺乏社交互动等。新闻消费具有社交属性，新闻回避者往往缺乏与他人讨论新闻的社交环境，导致他们难以理解新闻并从中获益。 Jesse David Fox：喜剧演员对事实的处理方式存在争议，观众对喜剧中真相的期待也在不断变化。一些喜剧演员会夸大或扭曲事实以增强故事的娱乐性，这引发了关于艺术表达与事实准确性之间界限的讨论。哈桑·米纳日的事件凸显了这种争议，观众对喜剧演员的信任程度影响了他们对事实的判断。

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This chapter discusses the challenges and accuracy of election polls, focusing on the 2024 presidential election. It covers the interpretation of polls, their limitations, and the importance of poll literacy.

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In the run up to the 2024 election, polls are frontpage news. On this week’s On the Media, a guide on which polls to pay attention to, and how to interpret them. Plus, hear about a growing segment of the population: news avoiders. What they can teach us, and what they're missing out on. And, a look at changing expectations of truth in comedy — from Lenny Bruce to Hasan Minhaj.

1. Ruth Igielnik [@RuthIgielnik)] on the limitations of polls, and the insights we can draw from them leading up to the 2024 election cycle. Listen).

  1. Benjamin Toff [@BenjaminToff)] on the rise of news avoiders, and what they're missing. Listen).

3. Jesse David Fox [@JesseDavidFox)] on the Hasan Minhaj scandal, and what it reveals about the relationship between truth and comedy. Listen). 

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