What Are You Really Seeking When You Click On News? University of Delaware's Prof Dannagal Young
Welcome to In Reality, the podcast about truth, disinformation and the media with Eric Schurenberg, a longtime journalist, now executive director of the Alliance for Trust in Media.
Have you ever thought about what you are really doing when you scroll for news, or click on a headline that pops up in your feed? The quick answer is, “I want to know what’s happening in the world.” Or, more pompously, I’m seeking the truth.
Sure. But when you’re honest you have to admit that you’re mostly sucked in, like the rest of us, by unthinking instinct -- by news that lights up your emotions, that confirms…
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