I think that’s a very small part of why people don’t read newspapers anymore – I think actually that the subset of things the media tells the truth about is way larger than the subset they lie about, and that the things that have replaced media as how people form their picture of the world are about 800% more prone to lying than the media was (for all its faults)
News agencies blatantly lie about a number of things.
People walk away from news agencies.
News agencies cry “We’re dying! We’re dying! Please save the news!”
I think that’s a very small part of why people don’t read newspapers anymore – I think actually that the subset of things the media tells the truth about is way larger than the subset they lie about, and that the things that have replaced media as how people form their picture of the world are about 800% more prone to lying than the media was (for all its faults)