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Media Relations

Faker…and Harder

National Public Radio
Oct. 16

Viewers of Comedy Central's Daily Show tend to be "stoned slackers," at least they're informed stoned slackers. That's the upshot of a recent study from Indiana University. It found that at least as far as hard news is concerned, the "fake news" show is every bit as substantive as the network newscasts.

Listen to this story: http://www.onthemedia.org/

Learn more about the study: http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/4159.html

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