Re:‘Culture wars’ are fought by tiny minority – UK study
by KaiserPro on Monday October 26, 2020 @05:34PM
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> I think the main culprit exacerbating this is the main stream media.
Much as this is reassuring, its not the whole story.
Yes, the "MSM", well parts of them report chaff because its cheap.
But why bother? because it sells.
In some cases there are editors that push a certain stance or opinion. even more rare are the cases where they manage to actually shift a section of society's world view permanently.
The problem is perfectly illustraited by the german newspaper "DER SPIEGEL" it literally means "the mirror"
Both social, print and to a lesser extent tv news(the uk is highly regulated) are a mirror on society.
They push what sells, and if its comfortable lies, then it so be it.
So no, the main problem is not "the media" its us for consuming shit.
If we stop reading gossip, junk and "punditry" then they'll stop making it. Its as simple as that.
Much as this is reassuring, its not the whole story.
Yes, the "MSM", well parts of them report chaff because its cheap.
But why bother? because it sells.
In some cases there are editors that push a certain stance or opinion. even more rare are the cases where they manage to actually shift a section of society's world view permanently.
The problem is perfectly illustraited by the german newspaper "DER SPIEGEL" it literally means "the mirror"
Both social, print and to a lesser extent tv news(the uk is highly regulated) are a mirror on society.
They push what sells, and if its comfortable lies, then it so be it.
So no, the main problem is not "the media" its us for consuming shit.
If we stop reading gossip, junk and "punditry" then they'll stop making it. Its as simple as that.