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Saint Teresa once wrote that “More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones.”

And in yesterday's Washington Post, Markus Prior basically says that goes for the 21st century media landscape as well.

As reported in this space a few weeks back, one of those studies came out that showed that Americans are – more or less – just as informed and uninformed as they were back in the 80s, despite the fact that our options have increased at a geometric rate. You would have thought that the explosion of media outlets would have led to a similar one in terms of public awareness. Not so.

(Kids, be sure to ask your parents about when you used to have to walk over to your TV and turn a dial to change channels. Then, once you’ve mastered that concept, ask about “UHF.”)

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