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Who do people think are influential in their own community
3 May 2023
Who do people think are influential in their own community? US research:
- US residents once named business leaders.
- Today, US residents typically can’t name anyone and if they do, rarely a business person.
- Often, whether influencers or government individuals were named it was at the state or national level.
- Plausibly because of a decline in local media.
- Suggests a trend toward nationalised politics, with the corollary that national politics is less representative than local ones.
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