Negative News
  • Jun 7, 2021 8:00 pm
  • 19:00 mins

There’s been a lot of bad news in the news this past year. But COVID-19 coverage by major national US news outlets like CNN, Fox, and the New York Times has been more negative than local or international news organizations. Research from Dartmouth economics professor Bruce Sacerdote suggests that national American media have a bias for bad news. (Originally aired: March 30th, 2021)(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)