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Real news is expensive, that is why so much of the news has turned into opinion pieces - it costs almost nothing to publish people’s opinions but it grabs eyeba
by zxcvbn4038 5y ago
Real news is expensive, that is why so much of the news has turned into opinion pieces - it costs almost nothing to publish people’s opinions but it grabs eyeballs for advertisers just as well as real news.
When it’s not opinion pieces they are usually promoting someone’s book or hyping up some Lifetime special.
Even before reporting really started circling the drain I always noted how wrong the news got technology stories, and I wondered if all the other topics were just as off.
- TrispusAttucks 5y agoYep, and the opinion pieces are just advertisements in disguise. So who are the advertisers paying for the content. They don't care about truth. It's just about profit or control.
- OnlineGladiator 5y ago> Even before reporting really started circling the drain I always noted how wrong the news got technology stories, and I wondered if all the other topics were just as off. https://www.epsilontheory.com/gell-mann-amnesia/ https://www.epsilontheory.com/gell-mann-amnesia/
- ericd 5y agoLowering quality and trading on your brand works in the short term, but long term, more and more people just quit those news channels, or quit reading the news altogether.
- A4ET8a8uTh0 5y agoYeah, it has gotten bad in that regard. Sunday morning shows is probably the least amount of 'book for sale' moments, but they are still there.
- zxcvbn4038 5y agoThe underlying issue is that a lot of people can’t distinguish between news, opinion, and paid advertising. Not that the people are dumb, its just not a skill you are born with, and it is not something widely taught in schools. Instead of not watching the news they are getting wrapped up in whatever opinion their favorite Fox/MSNBC/etc personality is pushing. It is great for places like Buzzfeed but seems to be a loss for society overall.