William Lindsey :toad: on Nostr: Brian Klaas on why we need press objectivity, not "balance": "When the news is ...
Brian Klaas on why we need press objectivity, not "balance":
"When the news is 'balanced' in an unbalanced world, it becomes an instrument of deception. This has made producing the news extremely difficult in an era of mass delusions and hyper-polarization."
When one side is spewing toxic nonsense and the other is trying to carry on real conversation, false equivalency by media normalizes the toxic nonsense.
#media #MediaFail #BothSidesism
https://www.forkingpaths.co/p/why-we-need-press-objectivity-not
"When the news is 'balanced' in an unbalanced world, it becomes an instrument of deception. This has made producing the news extremely difficult in an era of mass delusions and hyper-polarization."
When one side is spewing toxic nonsense and the other is trying to carry on real conversation, false equivalency by media normalizes the toxic nonsense.
#media #MediaFail #BothSidesism
https://www.forkingpaths.co/p/why-we-need-press-objectivity-not