Anecdotal Evidence: Dems Abandoning MSM In Droves.

[stopbush]

Maybe it's just me and my circle of friends and colleagues, but I'm surprised at how many of them have simply shut off their TVs to news after the election. Personally, I've not watched a minute of MSM or cable news since the debacle. I keep informed through the internet and online print sources. But what is really shocking is how many of my longtime friends are now sending me stories from alternate news sources. These are people who used to ask, "did you watch Dan Rather last night?" or something similar.

Case in point: a couple that I've know for 25 years has moved from not interested in politics to hating bush and keeping very abreast of politics. They travel the world singing in major cities. Lately, they've sent me stories on the "Not A Dime Spent Day" coming up as well as the e-mail circulating about that new illness, "Gonnreelectum." In the past, these types of things were totally off their radar. Now, they're relaying these stories to others.

Of course, this is purely anecdotal evidence (and one wouldn't expect to see studies of the phenomenon in the MSM!), but I wonder if others on DU have similar stories to tell.