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It's not a new phenomenon; the idea that there's a post-truth era to news media is as old as news media itself. This is where the term "Yellow Journalism" deri
by dleslie 6y ago
It's not a new phenomenon; the idea that there's a post-truth era to news media is as old as news media itself.
This is where the term "Yellow Journalism" derives from; but even that aged term came to being well after distrust in news media was common.
- keiferski 6y agoI don't agree. Yellow journalism was a similar phenomenon, but the pre-social media landscape was far different from the one today. Pre-social media, you still needed significant resources to push your narrative. Today, you mostly just need to go viral. Not too many resources required. Very different situation.
- dleslie 6y agoPublic access and small local radio were cheap or free to access, and common sources of fringe ideas. It wasn't until the spectrum ownership was consolidated that this access disipated; but by then, dial up BBSs were common and growing popular. Also, handing out and distributing hand-pressed folios was common; and a source of much of the zeitgeist for several political revolutions.