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That's interesting. I'm not sure what you point is. I think it reinforces my point that news in the past wasn't necessarily more informative. I'm not really sur
by nonethewiser 4y ago
That's interesting. I'm not sure what you point is. I think it reinforces my point that news in the past wasn't necessarily more informative. I'm not really sure though.
- throw__away7391 4y agoThat it has never lived up to being the bastion of truth and democracy it's sometimes made out to be, it has always been about getting eyeballs and selling ads. These examples are more "sensational" than negative, but it is essentially the same idea.
- Dalewyn 4y ago>it has always been about getting eyeballs and selling ads. And setting the record straight, where "straight" is whatever the powers-that-be want. We even have an age old saying for this: History is written by the victors. Historical records, and by extension journalism, have never been concerned about recording the facts. They have always been concerned only about defining the narratives and truths for the powers of the time.