Re: “One thing helping Trump’s approval rating: Some people aren’t paying attention” (Could 20, Nation & World):
The most recent New York Instances/Siena Faculty ballot discovered that President Donald Trump’s approval rankings have been increased with voters who hadn’t adopted the most important information tales of his first 100 days. And voters who mentioned they’d not heard a lot about current information occasions had one factor in frequent: They have been more likely to get their information from social media.
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Regardless of the selection, investing in skilled journalism is an funding in a stronger democracy — and a present we’ll all be pleased about.
Kim Drury, Langley
