Why Influencers Can’t Replace Real Journalism
In the attention economy, credibility and context are being replaced by clicks and charisma. It is a disaster for America.
Where we once turned to newspapers and books for information, many Americans now find themselves immersed in an endless stream of podcasts, YouTube videos, and Twitter posts (this writer will not be calling it X, ever). The relentless churn of the media cycle—and the attention economy that fuels it—has swept billions i…
