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The immediate precursor are argubly sensationalist newspaper frontpages. Carefully chosen so as to sell the entire paper. But only tabloids would fairly consis
by nologic01 3y ago
The immediate precursor are argubly sensationalist newspaper frontpages. Carefully chosen so as to sell the entire paper.
But only tabloids would fairly consistently cross the line that distinguishes a "vivid account" of something from something borderline false.
You could say that the internet, more specifically the need for "virality" engineered a race to the bottom that turned publishers into tabloid sites.
- swayvil 3y agoOne thing about the internet is the globalness. Nothing's local anymore. All news, all advertising, is competing with a million others for your attention, instead of just a local dozen. It's like having a hundred people in your living room all the time.