Name: How the news distorts our worldview
Uploaded: 2008-05-14T01:35:00Z
Duration: 4 min 9 s
Description: Alisa Miller, head of Public Radio International, talks about why -- though we want to know more about the world than ever -- the media is actually showing us less. Eye-opening stats and graphs.

Alisa Miller: How the news distorts our worldview

How the news distorts our worldview

Alisa Miller, head of Public Radio International, talks about why -- though we want to know more about the world than ever -- the media is actually showing us less. Eye-opening stats and graphs.

Media coverage overwhelmingly focuses on a handful of stories, leaving most of the world invisible. In a single month, the U.S. received 79 percent of American news airtime, while events like massive floods in Indonesia barely registered. Celebrity stories, such as the death of Anna Nicole Smith, often overshadow major global issues and scientific reports. This narrow lens persists even as public interest in global news grows, distorting understanding in an interconnected era.