Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 days agoSocial media overtakes TV as main source of news in US, analysis findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down12cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkSocial media overtakes TV as main source of news in US, analysis findswww.theguardian.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square7linkfedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareExtantHuman@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days agoTV news has been going down the shitter for years. People sought out alternative is for a reason. They chose an even worse substitute, but still…
minus-squareFistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoYet another reason I’m grateful to not live in 'Murica Our state broadcaster is bound by a charter of independence, and only reports facts The majority of the other broadcasters spray around some populist bullshit, but nothing remotely like the absolute crap that passes for news in the US There’s one seriously right-wing outlet, unsurprisingly it’s Murdoch’s baby, but it’s widely disregarded Unfortunately, he pays for it to be pumped out for free to the rursk/hick areas, whereas in the cities, it comes for a price All in all, while it’s not perfect, Australia has better media than the US But so does almost everywhere…
TV news has been going down the shitter for years. People sought out alternative is for a reason. They chose an even worse substitute, but still…
Yet another reason I’m grateful to not live in 'Murica
Our state broadcaster is bound by a charter of independence, and only reports facts
The majority of the other broadcasters spray around some populist bullshit, but nothing remotely like the absolute crap that passes for news in the US
There’s one seriously right-wing outlet, unsurprisingly it’s Murdoch’s baby, but it’s widely disregarded
Unfortunately, he pays for it to be pumped out for free to the rursk/hick areas, whereas in the cities, it comes for a price
All in all, while it’s not perfect, Australia has better media than the US
But so does almost everywhere…