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Are we more able students today - or were the folks who sat and read the NY Times in 1941 a more able student(s)?

I wonder many times as I read the news from 1941, what did the average reader understand - let me elaborate a bit. If I pickup a NYT and read it today, I know I am getting bias information and I filter it with that bias in mind. This filtering goes for the Washington Post, St. Pete Times, Politico, Free Republic, etc. Did the FOLKS do the same? What did they understand?

I know that so many people today who do read the NY Times see no bias in it at all. I find it very hard to believe so many either refuse to admit the bias or are just so lacking intelligence to understand.

Sorry for the rant, just thinking out loud.

"I know that so many people today who do read the NY Times see no bias in it at all. I find it very hard to believe so many either refuse to admit the bias or are just so lacking intelligence to understand."

I agree. In addition, there is a large segment of our population who dont even have a clue on what's really going on in our own country - much less the international arena.