**Apparently, your news source has a lot to do with the position you hold on controversial issues. Like the Iraq war. Check out this study, via Utne.com
The Power of Propaganda
Study shows mistaken impressions about Iraq war fed by TV news. A majority of Americans held at least one of three false perceptions about the war in Iraq, according to a recent study, and these contributed to popular support for the war.
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Importantly, the study found that the misperceptions correlated greatly with the respondent's primary news source. Eighty percent of those who relied on Fox News and 71 percent of those who relied on CBS believed at least one of the mistaken perceptions. Comparably, 47 percent of those who said they relied on newspapers and magazines and 23 percent of PBS viewers or National Public Radio listeners held at least one of the three falsities to be true.
The Power of Propaganda (News) Frank Davies
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