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Disregarding political persuasion, whether right-wing or left-wing, the quality of media reporting has declined significantly in
the last few years, because of the 24hr media cycle and social media. The mainstream media are like Orcas, hunting for a
"gotchya moment" from someone. When they get one, they put it on social media to get a response. Social media brings
all the dubious feigned outrage, or bleeding heart support, that mainstream media needs, and they report on the outrage/support.
In other words, the media is literally creating so-called news, simply because they desperately need something to say 24/7.
The insatiable rush for "news" has resulted in an almost total loss of inquisitive, investigative reporting or incisive commentary.
This is a very bad sign for any country with aspirations to legitimate democratic status.
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