Doomerism: And the definition of “poverty”
Doomers love the idea that if you earn less than about $140k/year, you live in poverty.
Media: The end of “BigMedia” story telling”
The modern world needs reporters with modern science and technology knowledge. But 80% of reporters including “Senior Science” or “Senior Medicine” reporters have humanities degrees and no formal training in the subjects they cover. Independent journalists on YouTube and X, with backgrounds in the subjects they cover, are demonstrating higher quality than mass media. BigMedia reporting is continuing to fade as it is no longer the right tool for today.
Is this an AI written faux news story?
Probably. It’s a content mill web site and the form, generalities, no first-person information – reads like an AI written click bait story.
Prominent journalists come from prestigious backgrounds
We graduate 10,000 new journalism degree holders each year into a field where the number of jobs is actually declining by an average of 500 jobs per year. It’s become a field for rich kids with affluent family backing.
Why do people invest in expensive degrees to pursue “journalism”?
The financial ROI makes little sense but among some circles, it’s seen as a prestige job with influence.
Social: The serious problem and challenge of misinformation on social media
Misinformation (things that are not true) is widespread on social media. Often heavily promoted, untrue claims become viewed as “truth”. There is no easy solution to this problem.
Media: Can you live on one income?
The proportion of households living on zero, one or two incomes has remained nearly constant for 25 years.
Media: The high prevalence of bias in media reporting
Media stories have gender bias based on the topic. Travel, entertainment, and “domestic”/home stories are highly biased around women, while business and adventure stories are highly biased around men.
Media: How travel writing became self-centered narcissism
Travel writing has become self-centered, narcissistic, female focused – because Editors and content creators are working to satisfy “The Algorithm”. Self-centered stories, about the writer, not the destination, often presented as overcoming a victim-like challenge, are what gets the clicks.
Policy: Tourists to U.S. to be required to provide 5 years of social media posts
We have no idea what they are looking for and can be misconstrued. Only safe option is leaving social media.