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It is also a fabulous source of cheap disinformation. For every well researched journalism piece, there are thousands of image based memes that influence people
by pryelluw 8y ago
It is also a fabulous source of cheap disinformation. For every well researched journalism piece, there are thousands of image based memes that influence people's opinion on any subject. That's why social media sites and search companies need to be regulated. Until there is no downside to publishing and marketing disinformation, every organization (legal or otherwise) will have the ability to do so.
- olivermarks 8y agoI disagree with this: free speech is sacrosanct in the free world. 'Well researched journalism pieces' are all too often written by salaried employees of organizations with a mission to push a political slant and/or agenda. The idea that the material published by these businesses is 'fair and balanced' has never been true as the long a sordid history of yellow journalism proves. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism There is no shortage of good investigative writers but a dearth of editors who will publish their work. That material is now largely to be found online rather than under corporate 'news' mastheads.