I have to admit I do this. After reading the article, I have promised myself to read more conservative literature with a determination to make sense of the reasoning. Not necessarily agree, but find a way to have it make sense.

"In reality, citizens do not use the news media as scientists assume. Research shows that people are rarely well enough informed or motivated to weigh competing ideas and arguments. Faced with a daily torrent of news, citizens use their value predispositions (such as political or religious beliefs) as perceptual screens, selecting news outlets and Web sites whose outlooks match their own. Such screening reduces the choices of what to pay attention to and accept as valid. ..."

Arf