Social: The main purpose of social media is to make a fool of yourself
Once again.
Media: Majority of Americans have low confidence in journalism
Just 6% of adults say they have high confidence in journalism.
Does the media, WaPo, even matter?
Take a look at some of things they thought were news.
Media: Seattle Times Makes Up Climate News, says atmospheric scientist
An entire team of reporters at the Seattle Times “ClimateLab” and none have a degree in a STEM subject. They are all “story tellers”.
Nonsense: Gen Z looks back at 2016 with nostalgia
They had an average age of 7 in 2016 … doubt there is much nostalgia for the economics and geopolitics of 2016!
The purpose of social media is to be misleading
Sigh.
The most self-absorbed writer in the world?
64 year old freelance writer bemoans she’s saved nothing for retirement. Spends much of her time writing about how others are bad people and she is brainy and smarter than everyone else. Hmmmm. The state of freelance writing today?
What countries have voter identification requirements?
Half of US states and most countries of the world require photo ID to vote. About 12 US states accept alternative identification and 13 have no ID requirements.
Why do “plant-based” eating stories dominate media coverage of nutrition/dieting/eating?
Media stories about “plant-based eating” are 5 to 10x more common than the percent of people who actually eat that way.
Social: Half of Americans say they have cut back on social media
Apparently, we are past peak social media.