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Paying the audience to watch the real news works.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/apr/11/fox-news-viewers-watch-cnn-study

Where does the money come from? The government could provide tax breaks for citizens who go to the effort of being informed and participating in elections. We compensate jurors for their service, why not voters?

On the private side, it would be easy to reward consumers with free cookies or another product for taking a citizenship test or weekly news quiz.

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