What's wrong with Twitter is what's wrong with getting "news" from the internet in general

[XemaSab]

Typically I wake up, check LBN, check the NYTimes, check the Chronic, check the B-, and check the Penlight.

By "check" I mean I scan the headlines and the titles of the articles. Typically in this melange I will actually click on and read two or three actual articles, and the rest of it devolves into a big blur.

What's going on in Iran? I really have no idea.

What's going on with this dude in Nevada? I really have no idea.

What's going on in Iraq? I really have no idea.

What's going on in North Korea? I really have no idea.

What's going on in South America? I really have no idea.

And the worst part about it is that if I do read an article, there's some assumption of prior knowledge, so I feel lost already in the first paragraph. I read two articles about the situation in Iran yesterday, and I still have no idea why these people are protesting or what "side" they're on.

Twitter assumes that this utterly topical "knowledge" of events is useful or desirable.

We need to return to the era of real journalism and not topical sideswipes. The education of our citizenry depends on it.

[Trajan]

1. All sources are useful ....

Skepticism is required in all cases ....

[XemaSab]

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