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Originally Posted by Raev
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P.S. You are completely wrong about fake news: the problem is not social media sharing dubious information, but the systematic bias of our major networks. In other words, it's not actually incorrect information per se, but the ratio of that information. For example, Australia had record cold temperatures last summer, but you didn't read about that in the NYT because they only share evidence that favors the global warming narrative.
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Both are problems.
The media has to compete with the internet, which can plagiarize, produce, and share at a lightning pace. This means "fact finding" journalism no longer needs skilled writers, journalists, fixers, etc.
Just hire a college intern with an ear to social media and you have yourself a 'news site'.
So the old guard has to play catch up and they end up selling out integrity and truth so they can pay the bills. What you end up with is borderline gossip yellow journalism with click bait articles and all.
Fact checking is too time consuming, so they've been outsourced to other organizations like Snopes (which I'm SURE is unbiased...)
Also, social media sharing misinformation is also a big problem.
It's usually attributed to the right wing but it's just as bad on the left.
I believe there was a study that found the largest shared links on Facebook among leftists came from "Occupy Democrats", which has a HORRIBLE reputation for being flat out false. They have a terrible rating from News Guard for example.