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[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 64 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The problem with the news is that generally it’s not actionable information.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Don't forget that framing things in ways that maximizes emotional response (fear, anger) increases views, which increases ad views, and directly contributes to their bottom line. They have direct incentive to increase anxiety and worry, so everything is couched in scary hypotheticals of varying often undisclosed amounts of credibility.

[–] Neon@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Use publicly-funded news-sources

dw.com (germany) swissinfo.ch (switzerland) and bbc.com (you already know that one)

[–] wrekone@lemmyf.uk 10 points 8 months ago

This is the primary reason I stopped consumimg news that doesn't directly relate to my interests. Eliminating news and advertisement from my life is the most liberating thing I've evr done.