Though these old Bloom County comics mocking media excesses were (and still are) hilarious, in retrospect I have to wonder if they helped contribute to today’s misinformation epidemic by promoting distrust in mainstream media. For all their very real flaws, most mainstream media institutions are still far, far more reliable sources of information than things posted by random people (whether it be a celebrity, a “doctor” with no real credentials or your cousin’s friend) on social media, and yet, as comments on this very website prove, many people are happy to declare all mainstream media as hopelessly biased or “fake news”. Likewise, jokes about how all politicians are hopelessly corrupt and useless may have helped lead to people voting for a crude, bigoted and clearly unqualified former reality show host as president since they were convinced he couldn’t be any worse than those already in charge (of course he proved over and over that he could in fact be much worse, but now his supporters are too committed to admit that).
old_geek about 3 years ago
Business as usual in today’s “journalism”.
Bullet Bronson Premium Member about 3 years ago
Tha fake news runs amok.
evsxrk about 3 years ago
Though these old Bloom County comics mocking media excesses were (and still are) hilarious, in retrospect I have to wonder if they helped contribute to today’s misinformation epidemic by promoting distrust in mainstream media. For all their very real flaws, most mainstream media institutions are still far, far more reliable sources of information than things posted by random people (whether it be a celebrity, a “doctor” with no real credentials or your cousin’s friend) on social media, and yet, as comments on this very website prove, many people are happy to declare all mainstream media as hopelessly biased or “fake news”. Likewise, jokes about how all politicians are hopelessly corrupt and useless may have helped lead to people voting for a crude, bigoted and clearly unqualified former reality show host as president since they were convinced he couldn’t be any worse than those already in charge (of course he proved over and over that he could in fact be much worse, but now his supporters are too committed to admit that).
Aladar30 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Welcome to the dark Side!
!!ǝlɐ⅁ Premium Member about 3 years ago
Oooh1 3rd frame: Milo has eyeballs in evidence!!
cmerb about 3 years ago
Is , this guy Berkeley still alive , because all of the cartoons are old . I think this one is 1985 ?
1971 about 3 years ago
Your right. Having a late stage dementia patient as President is so much better.
mindjob about 3 years ago
Gotta go where the money is; the tabloids
joannesshadow about 3 years ago
Give us dirty laundry.
Sisyphos about 3 years ago
Milo is but a foreboding of Things To Come, when the “advocacy journalism” movement discarded any semblance of objectivity….