Posted on 06/14/2023 6:14:25 AM PDT by euram
The number of people taking a strong interest in the news has dropped by around a quarter in the last six years, a global study suggests.
A report by Oxford University's Reuters Institute says 48% of people around the world are very or extremely interested in the news - down from 63% in 2017.
In the UK, the proportion is lower than the global average at 43%.
More than a third of people (36%) worldwide say they sometimes or often actively avoid the news.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
If it were up to me, I would push a legislative bill that mainstream newspapers would not be permitted to refer to themselves as “news” papers and truth in advertising laws require them to refer to themselves as “narrative” papers
Yes!
How long can a guy dam up turd and examine it before it floats down the creek? I say, just let it go….
The news “business” has always had a bias. the difference between today and 100 years ago there were opposing news sources. Every town of any size had at least two newspapers often with names like DAILY REPUBLICAN or DAILY DEMOCRAT. You knew the bias.
The biggest lie the media tells is that they are unbiased.
Because we want real news not propaganda.
It’s not news. It’s fabrication, gossip, rumor and innuendo.
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