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In Italy, as the lowbrow network Mediaset spread across the country, watching more of its “vapid programming was followed by an enduring boost in support for populist candidates peddling simple messages and easy answers.” Young Mediaset watchers “grow up to be ‘less cognitively sophisticated and less civically minded’ than their peers who had access only to public broadcasting and local stations during that period.” —
Tags:
Amusing Ourselves to Death,
lowbrow,
Mediaset,
Neil Postman,
Silvio Berlusconi
