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September 14, 2004

Understanding the New Political/Media Sphere

In a column on Forbes.com entitled "Bloggers and Blinders," Steve McGookin looks at We the Media in the political context. He raises, among other issues, a key question about the echo-chamber effect: our tendency to visit the sites we agree with, rather than seeking out information and opinion that might change our outlook.

Posted by Dan at September 14, 2004 02:39 PM

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