Media profit incentives over truth drove audiences toward social media

Evidence

The news networks agreed to it, as a condition of enjoying the Trump bonanza. With newspapers on life support, and TV news all but in the tank at least for their own self-interest, where could the public go to vent their frustrations at the latest media-enabled outrage or get the straight dope from people they trusted? Straight to social media. — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 188

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Fixing misinformation requires changing revenue incentives, not just content exposure — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects…, 470; Social media let confirmation bias drive news consumption, undercutting paid mainstream outlets — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 190

Broader Connections

• Social media let confirmation bias drive news consumption, undercutting paid mainstream outlets #complicates (0.80) — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 190