That's why I stopped reading the news. Instead I get my news here and I have to interpret what they mean for me locally. Its extremely bullshit. Now orange man has bit into NPR and PBS. When that institution disappears, I won't have a leg to stand on. I'll be a mindless robot going to work. Suddenly they come and tag one of my balls with a chip because they said they would but nobody was there to tell us.
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You won't believe what this person thinks of our headlines
want to read news
don't want to pay for news
news start to use ads to get money
ads pay for clicks
complain about clickbait news
-- average internet user
In fairness, I haven't found a good paid news aggregator that has those paid sources. I sincerely doubt that most people can pay $10/month each to read NYT, The Economist, Bloomberg, WSJ, their local big newspaper, Wired, and whatever else might be useful.
Well yeah that's your brain that's used to the Internet. One newspaper and maybe a weekly journal with Op-Eds and background reports is enough to stay informed.
You don't need to read every article from every point of view.
One newspaper is enough to get a shallow understanding of something, but it's not enough to get a more nuanced understanding. Even then, not every newspaper covers every story, so you'll need multiple even for a shallow understanding about XYZ.
I pay for two news subscriptions, and I’d like into invite any of y’all who can afford to, to do similar
Same here.
Fun fact: I was recently forced to find a new apartment.
Instead of throwing myself into the grinder that is the online rent market, I posted an ad in the local newspaper (it cost 36€).
Several landlords answered and basically told me they don't like to look for renters online either.
After all, most landlords are senior citizens.
The apartment I found through the newspaper was much better and cheaper than anything available online.
So the way I see it, the newspaper subscription saved me around 200-300€/month for the foreseeable future.
And that's exactly why I read German news only, they are paid with tax money and there's a governing body in place that ensures objectivity.
Of course there are private magazines and stuff, but as long as you stay clear of them, you're by and large good to go.
Predominantly? Seems to be 100% and many times they are contradicted by the article. At this point I assume a fear headline is overblown bullshit. Also health headlines are always the same crap repeated over and over.
which the content provider gets paid for regardless of whether you even see the ads.
I don't understand why businesses waste their money on buying these garbage ads. Pissing away their ad dollars.
"news headlines" should be "opinion headlines". I'm going back to Jack Webb from Dragnet..."Just the facts, ma'am.".
Profit above all. Been this way for a long long time.
omg do i hate that. especial those commentators who want to claim something was politically devastating when we all know no one gave a shit.
For quite a while, yes.
Anytime I see headlines that say "you won't guess what's next!" "you won't believe this!" or any other variation is a immediate avoid.
I think Lemmy owes itself a savedyouaclick instance.
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I don’t really mind clickbaity headlines, but I’m getting real tired of LIVE headlines, where instead of writing a story they just do Mastodon-style live reactions, like me getting pissed and watching Eurovision.
Tell your friends and family not to fall for it then. Ad dicks will come up with something new and equally horrible.
While we're at it, does anyone on Lemmy hate capitalism? I never see anyone mention it.
And that Trump guy is really not turning out well.
I don't hate it, but it's been allowed to go uncontrolled for too long and it has become cancerous to the successful advancement of society.
Hey does anyone else on Lemmy hate Puppy Kickers?
I think they suck but just curious if anyone else felt that way
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Yeah I made c/savedyouaclick in the hope of getting people de-clickbaiting stories, but I was the only poster afaict. I wonder if calling it newssummararies could help.
Oh I'd be up to help if I could
Maybe a link or two a day
Nah that community name is fine, it just needs to be promoted. Someone else linked some communities where it can be advertised.
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I don't click those any more. I assume they're completely written by AI and not fact-checked in any way. They just suck knowledge out of me instead of adding more.
Exactly. If the headline is garbage, I assume the story is, too. Real journalism that’s worth reading doesn’t need to resort to clickbait.
Whenever people ask this question, I do this one thing.
No other choice than sticking with the few reputable media that still don't do that. Gotta support them so they don't fall into that too.
Sometimes the articles themselves are fine, and it’s just the editorial department that adds the sensational headlines. I don’t know if it’s worth throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
If the marketing has the power to go over the journalism to change the titles, isn't it a symptom that things are going downward for this media?
Haven't the titles always been traditionally written by someone other that the articles author?
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There’s something I hate more than clickbaity headlines, click here to find out!!
NPR and the BBC still aren't doing that.
- I think the Associated Press is in the clear here.
- Seems Reuters so far is good too.
- And The Guardian
- Mother Jones
- ProPublica
- Ars Technica for tech news
- The Conversation (always written by subject-matter experts)
- Deutsche Welle
- Etc.
Thankfully there are still a lot of amazing news sources that have held onto their integrity. Click here to see even more. Number 17 will surprise you!
That's a very good list. I just threw out the first couple that came to mind, but it is worth calling out the organizations that are still trying to do real journalism.
I give small sustaining donations to NPR, ProPublica, and The Guardian. I hope to add a few more when I can.
Well played. You got me to click.
I hate them. I hate that everything is always trying to sell you something or trick you into generating profit somehow. It makes me want to burn down a bank.
MAN THREATENS TO NOT READ NEWS ANYMORE over clickbaity headlines
It’s the news that Starship Troopers and Idiocracy both parodied. Except it’s not future fantasy, it’s real and here now.
I miss objective news in general
Everything has a spin on it, even if it's subtle
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