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Two-thirds of news influencers are men — and most have never worked for a news organization
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Facebook: “Sociopath,” “bipolar,” “uncool uncle,” “midlife crisis.” WhatsApp: “Best friend,” “sociable,” “fun,” “honest.”
Plus: The BBC uses podcasts as radio cross-promotion, The Daily gets stuck between a rock and an Op-Ed place, and The Guardian is joining the flagship news podcast game.
Audiences often overestimate the influence of news stories on other people — while underestimating how much they influence their own views and beliefs.
Forty-two percent of Democrats say the news they get on social media has helped their understanding of current events, compared to 24 percent of Republicans who say the same thing.
The press is, at its best, the strong and steady hand at keeping the public informed. No surprise, it is the twin Watergate-tested news institutions of The New York Times and The Washington Post that continue to lead that informing.
“Any human being that would put an eye on it would be able to say this is not political propaganda. This is really fair and well-documented journalism. It should not be confused.”
But will the added transparency enlighten, confuse, or open up new vectors of misinformation?
Plus: Who tweets anti-vaccine content, and watch out for “misinfodemics.”
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