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RE: Sensationalism and Availability Cascades: Escaping them via the Internet
I used to think that the ‘news media’ simply presented whatever sells.
I agree with that. They format most people's way of thinking, very often based on wrong assumptions. TV is especially good for that! The (online version of the) written press as well but I find it not as involved as most of the time articles can be commented (and the comments read) and it is also easy to confront different sources.
It's scary how the mass media have become so skilled at feeding people information to mould their opinions.