I’m late in flagging Michael Wade’s post on News Noise.
He makes a great point:
There is an Orwellian twist to how the press hypes certain stories and then, as interest wanes, reverses course with a “Never mind, but look at this exciting new report!”
Twitter, other social media 24-hour news channels, even the “quality” daily newspapers are over-filled with breathless excitement and journalists interviewing other journalists. What you eagerly watched or read yesterday is obsolete today.
Better to devote your reading time to a considered viewpoint like the Economist, or other weekly. Better still:
If the subject is truly important, read a couple of books on the subject and scout out magazine and newspaper articles from all sides of the ideological spectrum.
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