Ha! Yes, I do. I hear you!
I like to read CBC (Canadian Broadcasting) and BBC news online. Oftentimes, they provide a more neutral, nonpartisan, and more informational source, with less sensationalized approach.
From what I understand, in the US, news was once considered a public service announcement - think Walter Cronkite. It was operated at a net deficit, and considered by broadcasting companies as a necessary component of informing the public. It was the 60 Minutes Show that surprised networks with its huge popularity and accompanying revenue stream, that shifted the concept of news delivery from a public service to a large revenue stream for broadcasters. It’s a lesson in unintended consequences.
Now with social media, we’re tending to live in bubbles and echo chambers of reinforced opinions more and more. So, I’m so happy to see that fake news and media literacy are being addressed. An informed public is so important, as opposed to consumers of sometimes unreliable and shady products for profit gains. The net effect of which can be isolating ourselves from one another into marketable groups. One of the reasons I like Notary Rotary is that it’s not a bubble group. We’re all so different and I enjoy knowing people who are different from me. |
