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[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 79 points 10 months ago (8 children)

I used to think following the news would help me be prepared. It mostly has not.

[–] henfredemars 64 points 10 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 points 10 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 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Use publicly-funded news-sources

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

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