Techdirt Podcast Episode 214: Blame Fox News Before Facebook
from the priorities dept
In all the attempts to understand just what happened with the 2016 election, a lot of blame has fallen on the internet and especially on Facebook. The attention, which often focuses on the Cambridge Analytica scandal and Russian interference, is not unwarranted — but it often seems to lose track of the fact that Facebook is just one part of a broader media ecosystem, and not necessarily the most important one. This week, we’re joined by Yochai Benkler of the Berkman Klein Center to discuss why Fox News, not Facebook, might deserve the lion’s share of scrutiny.
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Filed Under: disinformation, donald trump, election, fake news, podcast, politics, social media
Companies: facebook, fox news
Comments on “Techdirt Podcast Episode 214: Blame Fox News Before Facebook”
I had no idea
Totally blew me away. I have not watched TV news of any kind; local, national, 24 hour and public in over 15 years. I do see op-ed via social platforms Twitter, Youtube, and Google searches. I wrote off all 24 hour news as damaging to my brain AKA bullshit.
I read the papers, visit the journalism sites, go to BBC and of course here. Well, another book to read slowly and hope "Lord Buckethead" wins.
Area Man Constantly Mentioning He Doesn’t Own A Television
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…damn, that was supposed to be a reply to fairuse’s comment, as seen in the First Word.
Of course, it couldn’t have been that Hillary Clinton was a terrible candidate that everyone knew screwed over Bernie Sanders for the nomination.
It has to be a "news" station that almost nobody takes seriously.
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Except Fox News is winning in Key Demographics since the Russian Hoax blew up in everyone (but Fox and Breitbart’s) faces.
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Why can’t we blame both?
"…Facebook is just one part of a broader media ecosystem…"
Echosystem, is how it is spelled.