You have to admit that there are some things that you know intuitively and when they are confirmed, it is all less shocking than it should be.  Having said that, it was still pretty amazing to see this headline: “Fox News Viewers Know Less Than People Who Don’t Watch Any News: Study.”

The study, which had controls for all sorts of things, including political affiliation, is particularly damning to the cable news giant.  When confronted with the basic truth revealed in the study: that a person who doesn’t watch any news has a better grasp on international politics than Fox News viewers, we are left with one obvious conclusion: Fox News doesn’t provide factual, consistent international news.

This is no surprise to its critics and perhaps “fighting words” for its supporters, but perhaps we should stay focused on what this should tell us about how news is disseminated and how best to inform our people.  Hopefully Fox can shift its focus to better effect its viewers, but until it does, we’re all better off not watching it at all.