Roughly 3&#x2F;4 of Americans have access to the internet[1] (and more than half of them are over 65) as of two years ago, which blows the &quot;limited number of platforms&quot; argument away quite handily. The number of individual outlets you can get your news from is functionally unlimited.<p>The mass media has a responsibility all right, but not the one you think they do.<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.census.gov&#x2F;history&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;2013computeruse.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.census.gov&#x2F;history&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;2013computeruse.pdf</a>