Reality bites: news exposure and economic opinion (e-journal)

Using the Surveys of Consumers, we probe the effect of news exposure on assessments of economic conditions. The analysis employs a double-track strategy, combining cross-sectional and time-series designs. The findings show the following: (1) close to half of the American public typically admits not getting any economic news; (2) across time the aggregate opinion of "no-news" respondents closely…