Trumps a Russian Agent, Kavanaugh's a rapist, Hunters laptop is Russian disinformation, Ivermectin is only for horses, masks work, the vax works, saying the virus originated in a Chinese lab is racist, Jussie Smollet was assaulted by crazed MAGA thugs, mostly peaceful riots 2019-20, 5 Capitol Police Officers were killed on J6.....I could go on and on. At this point all Journalism is dead. Print or internet. It's just propaganda.
I live in the Global South/the 3rd world and social media and streaming apps enable us to get any American news and entertainment in real time, which is unimaginable 30 years ago.
On the other hand, we see everything described here. An angry America full of snarky, negative, and neurotic people. Americans who hate traditions, the old, and moderation.
I just wish we'll live long enough to see the renaissance of American media, where brilliance, creativity, and bravery will be mainstream again.
Excellent analysis. I'm a digital pessimist, and I predict a resurgence of print media around the corner. Will we soon see print versions of substack newsletters? I think so.
Fully agree about the "amplification" problem online. Another hurdle for online journalism is the distraction-heavy medium of the internet itself, and computers / phones in general. If I have a copy of a print newspaper in hand, that's what I'm stuck reading until I make the choice to put it down, and until I do, that's all I'm going to do - but online, there are a bazillion other distractions and things I could be doing instead, only a click or two away.
Trumps a Russian Agent, Kavanaugh's a rapist, Hunters laptop is Russian disinformation, Ivermectin is only for horses, masks work, the vax works, saying the virus originated in a Chinese lab is racist, Jussie Smollet was assaulted by crazed MAGA thugs, mostly peaceful riots 2019-20, 5 Capitol Police Officers were killed on J6.....I could go on and on. At this point all Journalism is dead. Print or internet. It's just propaganda.
I live in the Global South/the 3rd world and social media and streaming apps enable us to get any American news and entertainment in real time, which is unimaginable 30 years ago.
On the other hand, we see everything described here. An angry America full of snarky, negative, and neurotic people. Americans who hate traditions, the old, and moderation.
I just wish we'll live long enough to see the renaissance of American media, where brilliance, creativity, and bravery will be mainstream again.
Excellent analysis. I'm a digital pessimist, and I predict a resurgence of print media around the corner. Will we soon see print versions of substack newsletters? I think so.
Fully agree about the "amplification" problem online. Another hurdle for online journalism is the distraction-heavy medium of the internet itself, and computers / phones in general. If I have a copy of a print newspaper in hand, that's what I'm stuck reading until I make the choice to put it down, and until I do, that's all I'm going to do - but online, there are a bazillion other distractions and things I could be doing instead, only a click or two away.
Mr. Pickles. Bravo. Nothing is dynamic anymore which sux for a quiet/loud/quiet Gen Xer