Maybe a difference in scale, but no different than any other period in history after “news” became a commodity. (See the 1790s rivalries as example in the newly founded USA) Before that it was just rumor, gossip and the random traveler through your town.
[nerd alert] I was watching a video about “Babylon 5” yesterday. It came out in 1994 and had science fiction legend Harlan Ellison as a consultant. The action took place on a space station in the far, far future. The space station had daily newspapers.
Every media site I know of is doing the exact opposite thing, desperately trying to entice you to read dozens of articles, all equally empty of actual content. The last thing in the world they want you to do is “move along” or decide there’s “nothing to see”.
Haven’t seem a newsstand like that in a long time. I think they may have been replaced by a couch in front of a TV and the many 24hr, 365 day, (366 in a leap year), cable TV networks.
There used to be a box in the middle for Fake News Gazette. It sells out quickly to Liberal Democrats who not only believe every word, but parrot it. God Bless America!
Sanspareil about 7 hours ago
All the news that’s fit to print!
HidariMak about 7 hours ago
Just consider disinformation as a classification of information, and you’ll see that we are in the [dis]information age.
cmxx about 7 hours ago
All the news that fits, we print.
wallylm about 7 hours ago
Sun – don’t look directly at it.
Concretionist about 7 hours ago
It’s the (something) information age. When it’s good it’s “necessary and proper” when it’s bad it’s “mis”
braindead Premium Member about 6 hours ago
In real life, that couple would be looking at their phones.
Doug K about 4 hours ago
You can’t handle the truth.
Hollymartins2 about 2 hours ago
Repuglican governors have killed more pets than Haitian immigrants. That’s news.
Havel about 2 hours ago
Maybe a difference in scale, but no different than any other period in history after “news” became a commodity. (See the 1790s rivalries as example in the newly founded USA) Before that it was just rumor, gossip and the random traveler through your town.
walstib Premium Member about 2 hours ago
Our local metro newspaper appears to be on Ozempic.
Q4horse about 2 hours ago
I don’t recall ever seeing a newsstand that didn’t also sell mostly smokes and candy.
PraiseofFolly about 2 hours ago
Actually … The In-foam-aggravation Age.
chaosed2 about 1 hour ago
So a preview of what’s to come when the ‘disinformation czar’ jails everyone they say isn’t telling the right truth.
Can't Sleep about 1 hour ago
On Unsocial Media, it’s all the news unfit to print.
Differentname about 1 hour ago
[nerd alert] I was watching a video about “Babylon 5” yesterday. It came out in 1994 and had science fiction legend Harlan Ellison as a consultant. The action took place on a space station in the far, far future. The space station had daily newspapers.
boydjb47 about 1 hour ago
NY Times and Washington Post…Good show Wiley!
goboboyd 40 minutes ago
Handy to fill in those awkward moments when your phone is busy downloading the click-bait article you clicked.
will.pittenger1 19 minutes ago
With those boxes, how does the guy stay in business?
rugeirn 8 minutes ago
Every media site I know of is doing the exact opposite thing, desperately trying to entice you to read dozens of articles, all equally empty of actual content. The last thing in the world they want you to do is “move along” or decide there’s “nothing to see”.
baskate_2000 6 minutes ago
Sad but true — but most of it is worthless anyway.
Funniguy 2 minutes ago
Haven’t seem a newsstand like that in a long time. I think they may have been replaced by a couch in front of a TV and the many 24hr, 365 day, (366 in a leap year), cable TV networks.
Count Olaf Premium Member 1 minute ago
There used to be a box in the middle for Fake News Gazette. It sells out quickly to Liberal Democrats who not only believe every word, but parrot it. God Bless America!