We are exposed to so much information; but often the really important gets overlooked and buried.
It is no secret that powerful people and interests use the media to push political and economic interests onto the masses. Low quality news and irrelevant topics covered by our media is a tactic by design. It is to hinder and keep those with power unaccountable.
Media companies like News Corp and Fairfax set and control the news agenda (often taking a side) and encourage an increasingly polarised set of opinions. And worse, most media organisations now fail to call out many of the lies by corporations and politicians.
In contrast, social media does bring a wide range of views and authenticity from trusted people direct to followers. However, feeds are often polluted with inaccurate information, extreme agendas and strong opinions, which are encouraged by social media algorithms.
With the disruptive agendas and lack of checks it makes finding quality information by informed citizens, which a democracy needs, that more difficult.
The Green Outlaw 