by Tyler Durden
Wednesday, Mar 10, 2021 - 11:19 AM
Hawaii Governor David Ige issued an emergency declaration amid heavy rains that triggered severe flooding across Oahu and Maui on Tuesday.
Ige said the declaration speeds up the state s process to spend funds and dispatch first responders to affected areas. The declaration supports the state s efforts to provide quick and efficient relief of suffering, damage, and losses caused by flooding and other effects of the heavy rains, the governor said.
I’ve just signed an emergency proclamation for the State of Hawai‘i after heavy rains and flooding caused extensive damage to both public and private property across the islands. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/IPiXBznuwh
If you’ve seen surveys about news consumption and thought they sounded pretty bleak, I have some bad news.
A new, yearlong analysis from the Pew Research Center indicates there is “strong evidence” self-reported numbers low as they may seem may be inflated.
This is apparently especially true for Americans. The authors Michael Barthel, Amy Mitchell, Dorene Asare-Marfo, Courtney Kennedy, and Kirsten Worden explain:
Many Americans say that following the news is “very important” to being a good citizen, and those who say this are more likely than others to overestimate their news consumption when their survey responses are compared with passive data tracked on their devices. This suggests that following the news is seen as a “socially desirable” behavior by many people, which may lead them to think aspirationally about their news consumption – i.e., how often they ideally intend to consume the news rather than how often they actually do – when answering surv