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by Havoc 351 days ago
>News never changed. It was always exactly like this.

I'd say the velocity and reach of it certainly has changed. A world leader tweeting fresh insanity to millions of people every couple hours wasn't a thing during earlier eras.

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>I'd say the velocity and reach of it certainly has changed. A world leader tweeting fresh insanity to millions of people every couple hours wasn't a thing during earlier eras.

You're describing social media where that's happening. Not journalism or news.

You might argue that social media == news. That's likely true, but that makes journalists the antiquated news.