Probably because of the amount of lies being told or the narratives being painted.Well our long running observations, regarding the public's perception of mainstream news, appears to be well founded.
From the article:More people turning away from news, Reuters Institute report says
News avoidance is now at record high levels, the Reuters Institute's 2024 Digital News Report says.www.bbc.com
More people are turning away from news, describing it as depressing, relentless and boring, a global study suggests.
Almost four in 10 (39%) people worldwide said they sometimes or often actively avoid the news, compared with 29% in 2017, according to the report by Oxford University's Reuters Institute.
Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East may have contributed to people's desire to switch off the news, the report's authors said.
It said that news avoidance is now at record high levels.
A total of 94,943 adults across 47 countries were surveyed by YouGov in January and February for this year's Digital News Report.
It comes at a time when billions of people around the world have been going to the polls in national and regional elections.
The report found that elections have increased interest in the news in a few countries, including the United States.
However, the overall trend remains firmly downwards, according to the study.
Around the world, 46% of people said they were very or extremely interested in the news - down from 63% in 2017.
In the UK, interest in news has almost halved since 2015.
Mr Newman said those choosing to selectively avoid the news also often do so because they feel "powerless".
"These are people who feel they have no agency over massive things that are happening in the world," he said.
Some people feel increasingly overwhelmed and confused by the amount of news around, while others feel fatigued by politics, he added.
Public perspectives on trust in news
Almost all news reporting implicitly asks the public to trust it. At a basic level, it asks people to trust that ‘we really did talk to the sources we mention, they really said what we have quoted them on, and the data we cite is reliable’. And in a more expansive sense, ‘our editorial judgement...reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
@wayneL Proof readers are a thing of the past. Just auto spell check these days.
Notice what’s left of the so call journalists of the so called mainstream media have been very silent on Tuckers Australian tourA lovely smackdown of some truly inane (and typical) questions from the left wing media. Bewdiful.
I have never heard him before, incredible, that reporter was torn to shreds.A lovely smackdown of some truly inane (and typical) questions from the left wing media. Bewdiful.
I just googled him and notice the loonies don't like him, obviously he doesn't do as he is told, or sing from the left song list.A lovely smackdown of some truly inane (and typical) questions from the left wing media. Bewdiful.
Wow, he obviously isn't liked, but he did handle the reporter well, she should have had facts at hand to support her allegations.
I've seen reporters in Australia interviewing scientists and interjecting, speaking over them because they aren't saying what the reporter is trying to convey, the expert usually either cuts short the interview or changes tack, because they know that their career and private life will be destroyed if they don't conform.
That is the main reason the wife wont watch any current affairs, news etc, she just gets angry as hell when she sees reporters giving misleading or incorrect opinions and dressing it up as facts, especially if it is of a medical nature.
That is the only time I've ever seen or heard of him, so I don't know and really can't comment, Australian politics is bad enough without getting caught up in the U.S.Agree could have had a better grip on the background, note I posted a cross section of media saying the same thing could have posted 20 or more confirming his blatant lying in his answer during which he raised his voice to assert dominance.
What's disarming about Carlson is his caring dad voice persona when perpetuating really nasty stuff.
Lmao!a cross section of media
Where did he say it?Tucker Carlson embraces white-supremacist 'replacement' conspiracy theory, claiming Democrats are 'importing' immigrants to 'dilute' American voters
Tucker Carlson embraces white-supremacist 'replacement' conspiracy theory, claiming Democrats are 'importing' immigrants to 'dilute' American voters
"I have less political power because they're importing a brand new electorate. Why should I sit back and take that?" the Fox News host said.www.businessinsider.com
Where did he say it?
"Diluting the voters" is exactly what is happening. That's the truth not "white supremacy".
Media is just making up headlines and then writing the story round the farce they created.
"White replacement" or "Great replacement"?Mo Google it
I counted 60 headlines on the 1st page, I know its just all media hype.
This IMO becomes a huge problem, when you smudge what your border means, you dilute what being part of the community means."White replacement" or "Great replacement"?
They are two different things.
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