When I was growing up in the U.S. in the 1970s, 35-40% of an average nightly newscast focused on international stories.
Ethan ZuckermanRe-tweeting is a pretty common practice on Twitter, but on an average day, we see maybe one out of 20 posts is a re-tweet.
Ethan ZuckermanYou can make the case that slacktivism is important because it makes people feel affiliated to a movement and be part of it, and talk about it.
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