Out of the millions of (completely true) things the media could tell you each day, who decides which 20 or so we have time for? Whose interest is being served b

Out of the millions of (completely true) things the media could tell you each day, who decides which 20 or so we have time for? Whose interest is being served by that choice? This isn't just newspapers and TV; there is a similar kind of choice being made on every social media platform, and it's seldom the people themselves making it.