US ranks last among 46 countries in trust in media
I&#x27;m at the point where I instantly dismiss any &quot;world&quot; news that comes from the US. I&#x27;ll simply wait for an independent source from another country to report on any such story.<p>I also hold the opinion on US political news that it is beyond the stage of a possible recovery without some dramatic changes to the fabric of the country itself. Every argument is wedged into an imaginary Team A vs Team B battle and it seems that to remain relevant as a publisher, you have to play that game. People feel personally attacked&#x2F;validated by every article now because those are the most engaging and publishers will omit certain contexts and facts in any story to facilitate that emotional trigger.<p>Given that the journalism industry is energised by advertising and political propaganda, it has reached a point where it has become nothing more than an itchy wound that the public keep scratching.<p>The 24 hour news cycle isn&#x27;t an issue in itself, but the power games combined with a dangerous economic model and all of the mass media manipulation on sites like reddit, are the core of the issues imo. Having the 24hr cycle (online, and on cable) just amplifies it all and makes it so omnipresent to the fact that despite the great efforts of dictators who put their picture in every place they can, I can bet that Trump managed to become a part of everyones daily life, and in a much more direct fashion, than any dictator could ever dream of, in the anglosphere during his term.