Is It Time For You To Go On An 'Information Diet'?

Is It Time For You To Go On An ‘Information Diet’? | NPR

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"If we want to make media better then we’ve got to start consuming better media," says open-source-Internet activist Clay Johnson. His new book, The Information Diet, makes the case for more "conscious consumption" of news and information.

http://www.npr.org/2012/01/14/145101748/is-it-time-for-you-to-go-on-an-information-diet?ft=3&f=100876926

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