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mc.laren f1 March 22, 2025, 4:09 p.m.

Anyone else notice how nobody under 30 trusts mainstream news anymore?

Had this weird revelation at thanksgiving when politics came up (bad idea i know lol). My parents and older relatives all quoting CNN, Fox, NYT like gospel. Meanwhile my cousins (19-28) were all like "according to this podcast i follow" or "this person i trust on twitter says..." or dropping some random substack writer's name nobody over 40 had heard of.

Got me thinking how differently we consume information now. When i mention reading something on washington post to my younger coworkers they literally roll their eyes, but they'll believe random tiktok historians with zero credentials.

The weirdest part is i'm caught in the middle (34) - i still check traditional news sites but also find myself trusting certain online personalities more than major outlets even tho objectively that makes no sense? starting to wonder if journalism as we knew it is just straight up dying.

what's your media diet look like? and why do you think this massive trust shift happened? genuinely curious if this is just me noticing something that's been happening forever.

Maxsimbal

Maxsimbal March 22, 2025, 10:18 p.m.

Traditional media tried playing both sides of every issue to appear "balanced" even when one side was objectively lying. They created this problem themselves and now crying about declining audience lmao

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Zzero Cool

Zzero Cool March 23, 2025, 12:22 a.m.

Spent my teens believin cnn/fox were like opposites, then studied media in college and realized they're literally owned by same corporate interests pushing same consumption narratives just with diff culture war packaging 💀 podcasters at least admit their biases upfront

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faster

faster March 23, 2025, 3:13 p.m.

My partner works at dying newspaper. they've laid off all experienced reporters, replaced with fresh grads making 38k, force them to write 5+ stories daily, prioritize engagement metrics over accuracy, then act shocked when quality nosedives. Whole industry destroying itself from inside

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kanakin

kanakin March 24, 2025, 8:41 p.m.

Wanna know why we switched? TIME. Scrolled thru 3 minute tiktok explainer about inflation vs wasted hour on NYT article saying same thing with 17 paragraphs of fluff. Young ppl value efficiency - news should get to the point or get lost

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ba

ba March 25, 2025, 2:09 a.m.

was avoiding learning about ukraine situation till someone sent me 12min podcast breakdown. traditional media expect us to have news as a hobby, acting like everyone got hours to waste every day

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servilio

servilio March 25, 2025, 6:18 p.m.

Subscribing to CNN is like paying someone to tell you what the pentagon wants u to hear lmaooo. Paying for nyt is funding admin propaganda with extra steps. At least podcasters only shilling for blue apron or whatever

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LORDI

LORDI March 26, 2025, 9:56 p.m.

Grew up watching jon stewart destroy mainstream media nightly for 16 years. Millennials came of age learning our "objective journalists" were performative clowns. Is it any surprise we developed alternative info networks?

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paladutsa 1234567

paladutsa 1234567 March 27, 2025, 1:17 p.m.

ya'll realize podcasters/streamers also cherry-pick facts to fit narratives right? watched my fav history podcaster completely misrepresent medieval economics bc it fit his worldview. nothing magically more honest about independent media, just different bias sources

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5

5 March 29, 2025, 1:07 a.m.

traditional media: "scientists say this vaccine is safe" 

new media: "i tried this vaccine, filmed my experience, shared my medical records, interviewed 5 scientists including skeptics, read through trial data live on stream, and here's my conclusion"

which format builds more trust with skeptical audiences??

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kinematic

kinematic March 31, 2025, 5:02 p.m.

Left news industry in 2018 after seeing our traffic meetings. Literal board where we tracked which headlines got clicks vs which stories mattered. Editor screaming "NOBODY CARES ABOUT POLICY" when important stories underperformed. Left meeting sick to my stomach, quit month later. young ppl smell the BS from miles away - they know when they're being manipulated for engagement. At least tiktokers admit they chasing views

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kinofan

kinofan April 2, 2025, 12:20 a.m.

Truth bomb. Last straw for me was when my city flooded (omaha 2019) and local news spent 15 mins on kardashian drama before 30 secs on evacuation routes. My daughter found better emergency info from random dude on twitch streaming from his roof. Haven't trusted "real journalists" since

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J J

J J April 4, 2025, 10:29 p.m.

The parasocial relationship effect explains everything. Humans evolved trusting people in their immediate circles. Traditional media maintained professional distance while online creators cultivate artificial intimacy. Your brain literally processes podcasters as friends despite zero reciprocal relationship

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