Tuesday Atwitter: Whascoin’on?
Where do you get your news? TV? What’s that? Oh, that really big screen. on the wall. Remember when TV’s were small and really, really heavy?
According to stats: “More than half (54%) of people get news from networks like Facebook, X and YouTube”
That’s understandable since so many people have a device that they carry around with them and like Pavlov’s dog, need to respond to the bell because they don’t want to miss anything.
Social media can save lives. Most police and emergency response departments have accounts they use to alert the public of dangerous situations. As much controversy there has been about cellphones in classrooms, the real time information that can be obtained during that many unfortunate school shooting has been beneficial.
Social media can also be used to spread misinformation…but you knew that already, everyone does, right?
Most news outlets have social media feeds, and most people pick their favorite and trust what they see.
10. NBC: Out of all the broadcast networks, why NBC? Probably because of Law & Order. No lying there. And America’s Got Talent? You see it. The talent is right there in front of you.
9. NPR: Funded mostly by private donations, this should ensure well-balanced and unbiased reporting, but the audience demographics show a bit different: 17% Republican, 37% independent, 43% Democratic
8. The Associated Press: We have all seen the initials AP on news stories, and they recently made the news for being booted out of the White House press gallery for refusing to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.
7. Reuters: According to Reuters, it is “the world’s largest multimedia news provider” was British but now owned by the Thompson Corporation in Canada.
6. The Wall Street Journal: Owned by Rupert Murdoch, who also owns Trump’s favorite network, Fox, should be in his good books, but recent news stories has changed that and a $10 billion law suit is forthcoming.
5. ESPN: I would think this would be the most trusted because who would make up sports scores?
4. Forbes: Synonymous with business, one can fact check just by looking at the stock ticker.
3. PBS: The Muppets on Sesame Street have told kids for decades to tell the truth, but are now getting evicted from their neighbourhood for spreading woke ideals.
2. BBC: Congrats, the BBC is the second-most trusted news source, probably because the British accent is known to be the most trustworthy sounding. But which one, you ask? According to the 23rd most trusted news source, The Guardian, it’s…well you can google it, but it reminds me of pudding.
1. The Weather Channel: No one has ever planned their outdoor activity based on their weather forecast and have been rained on, right?
-Leon
Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words, and his latest sci-fi mystery, Euphrates Vanished.
My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/
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