Alisa Miller: The news about the news

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Avishai Moscovich ืžื‘ืงืจ: Roi Shpaner
00:18
How does the news shape the way we see the world?
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ืื™ืš ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ืžืขืฆื‘ื•ืช ืืช ื”ื“ืจืš ื‘ื” ืื ื• ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื?
00:22
Here's the world based on the way it looks -- based on landmass.
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ื”ื ื” ื”ืขื•ืœื ื›ืžื• ืฉื”ื•ื ื ืจืื” ืœืคื™ ื™ื—ืก ื”ืื“ืžื”.
00:28
And here's how news shapes what Americans see.
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ื•ื”ื ื” ืื™ืš ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ืžืขืฆื‘ื•ืช ืืช ืžื” ืฉื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื ืจื•ืื™ื.
00:35
This map -- (Applause) -- this map shows the number of seconds
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ื”ืžืคื” ื”ื–ืืช -- (ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื) -- ืžืจืื” ืืช ืžืกืคืจ ื”ืฉื ื™ื•ืช
00:49
that American network and cable news organizations dedicated to news stories,
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ืฉืจืฉืชื•ืช ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื•ืช ื•ืื™ืจื’ื•ื ื™ ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื‘ื›ื‘ืœื™ื ืžืงื“ื™ืฉื™ื ืœืกื™ืงื•ืจื™ ืขื™ืชื•ื ื•ืช,
00:54
by country, in February of 2007 -- just one year ago.
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ืœืคื™ ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช, ื‘ืคื‘ืจื•ืืจ 2007, ืจืง ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื ื”.
00:59
Now, this was a month when North Korea agreed to dismantle its nuclear facilities.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืฉื‘ื• ืฆืคื•ืŸ ืงื•ืจื™ืื” ื”ืกื›ื™ืžื” ืœืคืจืง ืืช ืžืชืงื ื™ ื”ื’ืจืขื™ืŸ ืฉืœื”.
01:05
There was massive flooding in Indonesia.
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ื”ื™ื• ื”ืฆืคื•ืช ืจื—ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืื™ื ื“ื•ื ื–ื™ื”.
01:09
And in Paris, the IPCC released its study confirming man's impact on global warming.
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ื•ื‘ืคืจื™ื–, ื” IPCC ืคืจืกื ืžื—ืงืจ ืฉืื™ืฉืจืจ ืืช ื”ืฉืคืขืช ื”ืื“ื ืขืœ ื”ืชื—ืžืžื•ืช ื›ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืืจืฅ.
01:17
The U.S. accounted for 79 percent of total news coverage.
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ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช ืชืคืกื” 79% ืžื›ืœืœ ืกื™ืงื•ืจื™ ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช.
01:22
And when we take out the U.S. and look at the remaining 21 percent,
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ื•ื›ืฉื ื•ืฆื™ื ืืช ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช ื•ื ืกืชื›ืœ ืขืœ 21% ื”ื ื•ืชืจื™ื,
01:27
we see a lot of Iraq -- that's that big green thing there -- and little else.
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ืื ื• ื ืจืื” - ื”ืจื‘ื” ืขื™ืจืง, ื–ื” ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ืจื•ืง ื”ื–ื”, ื•ืžืขื˜ ืื—ืจื™ื.
01:34
The combined coverage of Russia, China and India, for example, reached just one percent.
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ื”ืกื™ืงื•ืจ ื”ื›ื•ืœืœ ืฉืœ ืจื•ืกื™ื”, ืกื™ืŸ ื•ื”ื•ื“ื•, ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื, ื”ื’ื™ืข ืจืง ืœ-1%.
01:42
When we analyzed all the news stories and removed just one story,
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ื›ืฉื ื™ืชื—ื ื• ืืช ื›ืœ ืกื™ืงื•ืจื™ ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ืคืจื˜ ืœืกื™ืงื•ืจ ืื—ื“,
01:48
here's how the world looked.
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ื›ืš ื ืจืื” ื”ืขื•ืœื.
01:50
What was that story? The death of Anna Nicole Smith.
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ืžื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ืกื™ืงื•ืจ? ืžื•ืชื” ืฉืœ ืื ื” ื ื™ืงื•ืœ ืกืžื™ืช'.
01:57
This story eclipsed every country except Iraq,
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ื”ืกื™ืงื•ืจ ื”ื–ื” ืขืงืฃ ื›ืœ ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื—ื•ืฅ ืžืขื™ืจืง,
02:00
and received 10 times the coverage of the IPCC report.
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ื•ืงื™ื‘ืœ ืกื™ืงื•ืจ ืจื—ื‘ ืคื™ 10 ืžื”ื“ื•"ื— ืฉืœ ื” IPCC.
02:06
And the cycle continues;
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ื•ื”ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ืžืžืฉื™ืš,
02:08
as we all know, Britney has loomed pretty large lately.
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ื›ืžื• ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื, ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื ื™ ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื” ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืžื•ื–ืจื” ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื”.
02:11
So, why don't we hear more about the world?
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ืื– ืœืžื” ืื ื• ืœื ืฉื•ืžืขื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื?
02:14
One reason is that news networks have reduced the number of their foreign bureaus by half.
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ืกื™ื‘ื” ืื—ืช ื”ื™ื ืฉื”ืจืฉืชื•ืช ื”ื•ืจื™ื“ื• ืืช ืžืกืคืจ ื”ืกื ื™ืคื™ื ื”ื–ืจื™ื ืฉืœื”ืŸ ื‘ื—ืฆื™.
02:20
Aside from one-person ABC mini-bureaus in Nairobi, New Delhi and Mumbai,
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ื—ื•ืฅ ืžืชื—ื ื” ืฉืœ ืื™ืฉ ืื—ื“ ืฉืœ ืจืฉืช ABC ื‘ื ื™ื™ืจื•ื‘ื™, ื ื™ื• ื“ืœื”ื™ ื•ืžื•ืžื‘ื™ื™,
02:29
there are no network news bureaus in all of Africa, India or South America
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ืื™ืŸ ืœืจืฉืชื•ืช ืฉื•ื ืกื ื™ืคื™ ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ืืคืจื™ืงื”, ื”ื•ื“ื• ืื• ื“ืจื•ื ืืžืจื™ืงื”
02:37
-- places that are home to more than two billion people.
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ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืฉื‘ื”ื ื—ื™ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืฉื ื™ ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื.
02:43
The reality is that covering Britney is cheaper.
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ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ื”ื™ื ืฉืœืกืงืจ ืืช ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื ื™ ื–ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื–ื•ืœ.
02:48
And this lack of global coverage is all the more disturbing
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ื•ื”ื™ืขื“ืจ ืกื™ืงื•ืจ ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ ื”ื•ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื˜ืจื™ื“
02:51
when we see where people go for news.
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืกืชื›ืœื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฆื•ืจื›ื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช.
02:54
Local TV news looms large,
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ืชื—ื ื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ืžืงื•ืžื™ื•ืช ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ื’ื“ื•ืœ,
02:58
and unfortunately only dedicates 12 percent of its coverage to international news.
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ื•ืœืฆืขืจื ื• ืžืงื“ื™ืฉื•ืช ืจืง 12% ืžื›ืœืœ ื”ืกื™ืงื•ืจื™ื ืœื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ืขื•ืœืžื™ื•ืช.
03:03
And what about the web?
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ื•ืžื” ื‘ืงืฉืจ ืœืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜?
03:05
The most popular news sites don't do much better.
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ืืชืจื™ ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื”ืคื•ืคื•ืœืจื™ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘.
03:09
Last year, Pew and the Colombia J-School analyzed the 14,000 stories
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ื‘ืฉื ื” ืฉืขื‘ืจื”, ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืช ืงื•ืœื•ืžื‘ื™ื” ื ื™ืชื—ื” 14,000 ืกื™ืงื•ืจื™ื
03:14
that appeared on Google News' front page.
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ืฉื”ื•ืคื™ืขื• ื‘ื“ืฃ ื”ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœ ื’ื•ื’ืœ ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช.
03:17
And they, in fact, covered the same 24 news events.
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ื•ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื›ื•ืœื ืกื™ืงืจื• ืืช ืื•ืชื 24 ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื•ืชื™ื™ื.
03:21
Similarly, a study in e-content showed that much of global news from U.S. news creators
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ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื“ื•ืžื”, ืžื—ืงืจ ื ื•ืกืฃ ื‘ืชื•ื›ืŸ ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ื™ ื”ืจืื” ืฉืจื•ื‘ ื”ืชื•ื›ืŸ ืฉืœ ืกื™ืงื•ืจื™ื ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ื™ื ืžืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช
03:26
is recycled stories from the AP wire services and Reuters,
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ืžืžื•ื—ื–ืจ ืžืกื™ืงื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืกื•ื›ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืขื™ืชื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื–ืจื•ืช ื•ืจื•ื™ื˜ืจืก,
03:30
and don't put things into a context that people can understand their connection to it.
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ื•ืœื ืžืืคืฉืจื™ื ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืงืฉืจ ืฉืœื”ื ืœืกื™ืงื•ืจ.
03:34
So, if you put it all together, this could help explain why today's college graduates,
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ืื ืžืกืชื›ืœื™ื ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ื’ื•ืจืžื™ื ื”ืืœื”, ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืœืžื” ืืงื“ืžืื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื•ื
03:39
as well as less educated Americans,
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ื›ืžื• ื’ื ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื ืžื•ื›ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ
03:41
know less about the world than their counterparts did 20 years ago.
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ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืคื—ื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื ืžืžื” ืฉื™ื“ืขื• ื‘ื ื™ ื’ื™ืœื ืœืคื ื™ 20 ืฉื ื”.
03:44
And if you think it's simply because we are not interested,
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ื•ืื ืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉื–ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืื ื• ืœื ืžืขื•ื ื™ื™ื ื™ื,
03:50
you would be wrong.
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ื˜ืขื•ืช ื‘ื™ื“ื›ื.
03:52
In recent years, Americans who say they closely follow global news most of the time
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ื‘ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช, ืื—ื•ื– ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื ืฉืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉื”ื ืขื•ืงื‘ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ืขื•ืœืžื™ื•ืช ื‘ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื–ืžืŸ
03:59
grew to over 50 percent.
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ื’ื“ืœ ืœืžืขืœ ืœ-50%.
04:01
The real question: is this distorted worldview what we want for Americans
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ื”ืฉืืœื” ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ื”ื™ื: ื”ืื ืชืžื•ื ืช ืขื•ืœื ืžืขื•ื•ืชืช ื–ืืช ื”ื™ื ืžื” ืฉืื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื
04:09
in our increasingly interconnected world?
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ื‘ืขื•ืœืžื ื• ื”ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ?
04:12
I know we can do better.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืกื•ื’ืœื™ื ืœื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืžื–ื”.
04:15
And can we afford not to? Thank you.
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ื•ื”ืื ืื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืจืฉื•ืช ืœืขืฆืžื ื• ืœื ืœื”ืฆืœื™ื—? ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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