But, when asked the same question about the overall US economy, an average of 47% have said it is doing worse, compared to 38% who think it is doing better. More people think their lives are improving, while others are doing worse, probably because of journalists’ persistent bias in favor of bad news.
举个例子。1978年以来，美国消费者每年都会被调查当前财务状况比一年前更糟还是更好。在过去25年中，平均有38%的人说情况更好了，有32%的人说情况更糟了。但是，在被问及美国经济总体状况时，平均有47%的人说情况更糟了，只有38%的人说情况更好了。更多的人认为他们的生活在改善，而别人的生活在恶化，也许这就是新闻记者长久以来偏好坏消息的结果。