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The article talks about how these "top news sites" (which they don't seem to define) contain "quality information" and "trusted information" - but is that reall
by entuno 3y ago
The article talks about how these "top news sites" (which they don't seem to define) contain "quality information" and "trusted information" - but is that really true?
Even sites that had a very good reputation like the BBC have increasingly been dumbing down their content and posting more clickbait in the last few years, and there are plenty of popular news sites (Fox, Daily Mail, etc) that are full of misinformation and trash.
There are several news sites that I used to regularly read (both global and local news) which I've given up on, because the combination of lower quality content, clickbait and terrible UX means that they no longer feel like they're worth reading.
So perhaps they need to consider whether some of this decrease in sharing on social media is down to the decrease in quality of the news sites themselves.
- orwin 3y agoLast time I looked, Fox, the website, was actually way more nuanced than FoxNews, and while the quality was still low, it's not much lower than 'regular' news website, and I wouldn't put it in the same bin as the Daily Mail. It's conservative with a smudge of neocon, but not full on neocon and grifters like UK's tabloïds.