The Swanston Gazette
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28th November 2023
Unplugging from news or plugging news alternatively? How Australia's news consumption is changing
“An algorithm then decides these are the sorts of things you want to consume. They [readers] consume what they want to know and not what they need to know.”She says the industry taught her “if it bleeds, it leads”, and says the rise in mental health issues amongst young people has challenged this. She says young people “don’t really want doom and gloom all the time” and are more frequently disengaging with confronting, sensationalist content.It has now been six weeks since Hamas’ initial attack...