RE: From Mass Media to the Internet

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RE: From Mass Media to the Internet

godfish in The City of Neoxian • last year

It does seem that attitudes to the media and experts has changed in recent years.

That's likely a confirmation bias - I had little to no awareness of what's happening in certain social bubbles say 10 years ago, yet it is quite hard to not to notice nowadays. It does not necessarily mean it’s a new/emerging trend, it may merely be more noticeable from our (or at least mine) point of view.

I do wonder if some of the 'conspiracy' influencers are working on behalf of such politicians.

Some of them likely do, some of them are genuine conspiracists thouhg. There are books analyzing the Czech conspiracy sphere, but I don't know much about the British or the US ones.

Thanks for your comment, it's almost a post :)

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steevc last year

Social media has grown exponentially. It used to be just about seeing photos of friends on holiday, but I suspect many people spend more time with it than with mass media.

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godfish last year

It depends - do you count TV playing as a background at home? Radio when driving or in bars and places? Those are mass media too.

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steevc last year

True, but what are people watching? Reality shows? I don't actually watch much TV news these days, but I hear some on BBC radio and read a couple of papers.

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godfish last year

McLuhan (one of the guys mentioned in the post) divides media into "hot" and "cold" ones based on how much of your attention and participation they typically require as it is described here.

But then, it is just one of the theories. Besides, many people pay the same attention to their Instagram or Facebook newsfeeds as others to TV playing in the living room when they do house chores.

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steevc last year

My other half is often checking her phone whilst watching TV, but with the latter I try to give it my attention. I'm fairly selective about what I watch. I am trying to find some working balance between TV/newspapers, social media and other activities. For one thing I want to read more books (mostly fiction) and I also need to work on my music activities. I do combine my running with listening to podcasts, some of which are on politics. Time is precious.

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