Everything is now fake news with emotions
What media consumers reward outlets for are rarely deeply reported stories on matters related to consequential items of public policy. What takes off are emotionally stimulating stories that don’t require of their readers any background knowledge to fully understand them and to opine on them. Source: The Scourge of Dumb News | commentary Social media’s penchant for quick, emotionally outraged responses merely amplifies what the professional media does every day. During the past 10 months, our local newspaper features an…