Alisa Miller: Why we know less than ever about the world
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Uploaded by TEDtalksDirector on May 21, 2008
http://www.ted.com Alisa Miller, head of Public Radio International, talks about why -- though we want to know more about the world than ever -- the US media is actually showing less. Eye-opening stats and graphs.
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So sense you know less about the world, you can finally agree that GAWD DID IT ?
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@papatoony but I can see TEDtalks isn't promoting itself enough.
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cool clip thanks for sharing ..
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@papatoony You're were right though. And the reason for this is that even though average minds (mine not yours) find these talks interesting and understandable (all except the theoretical physics ones of course lol), people aren't exposed to it. Mass media focuses on things that are SO trivial, even simple minds like mine understand that, but they still propogate the misconception that the masses of people like the idiotic drivel that is prevalent
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@crudhousefull My how things have changed in 3 years lol. Unfortunately Chris Crocker is now at 407,839 subs :\
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Except for Mumbai and New Delhi. And then she goes on to say that India isn't covered. Lol. The news is worthless and shitty, but that goes without saying
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@papatoony TED subscribers = 250,000
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America is like any other animal: We pay attention first to ourself (Britney etc.), then to what might kill us, then to what we can kill - and that is all. We used to pay attention to the Soviet Union. Since 9/11 we pay attention to parts of the Muslim world. When southern Africa or South America become threats or objects of conquest, we will pay attention to them in due course.
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does she think man causes global warming ? they I interpret that correctly ?!!?!?!?
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Chris Crocker subscribers: 173,900
...what does that tell you about peoples' interests and priorities?
papatoony 3 years ago 41
What an excellent speech! These facts are incredible.
SJamesGray 2 years ago 6