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Trump Supporters Are Trying to Reclaim 'Fake News'
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For a term that is suddenly everywhere, “fake news” is fairly slippery... government propaganda designed to look like independent journalism... any old made-up bullshit ... a hoax meant to make a larger point... only ... when it shows up on a platform like Facebook as legitimate news? What about conspiracy theorists ... satire intended to entertain... a real news organization that gets it wrong? ... do these distinctions matter if the end result... is the same? ...
the “fake news” brouhaha is, at its core, about: The growing distrust of media institutions... The idea that media can’t be trusted is bolstered by the ubiquity of alternative information sources, many of which aren’t credible themselves, which further diminishes trust of news sources overall...
even reporting about fake news as a problem is being called into question by many of those who distrust the traditional media institutions ... to delegitimize traditional outlets as being “fake” themselves.... For journalists, especially, “fake news” may seem like useful shorthand to describe something inaccurate.
the “fake news” brouhaha is, at its core, about: The growing distrust of media institutions... The idea that media can’t be trusted is bolstered by the ubiquity of alternative information sources, many of which aren’t credible themselves, which further diminishes trust of news sources overall...
even reporting about fake news as a problem is being called into question by many of those who distrust the traditional media institutions ... to delegitimize traditional outlets as being “fake” themselves.... For journalists, especially, “fake news” may seem like useful shorthand to describe something inaccurate.
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