Not following news? You’d better be

3 Dec, 2011 05:36 / Updated 12 years ago

These days, world-shaping events can be tracked in every detail through a variety of media – from old-fashioned print to the instant Internet. But how many people are really interested in looking further than their nearest shopping mall?

RT’s Lori Harfenist, also known as "the Resident", asked if people in the streets of New York even know what is in the news.