Over the last few installments, we’ve done our best to make you a savvy consumer of news. The Planetary Broadcast Network audience is now more skeptical, and keenly aware that there is always more than one side to a story. They cross-reference, avoiding the comfort of their favorite shared-sentiment echo chambers by checking out reporting…
Robonews
30th June 2023
Calibrated Skepticism
28th May 2023
In our last two entries we’ve been working toward making you a deeply skeptical consumer of information. Our hope is that you now look at every factoid that comes your way and think, “citation needed.” This kind of evidentiary mindset is, we believe, the only way to stay afloat in the echo chamber of opinion-affirming…
Evaluating News
03rd May 2023
In our last installment, we talked about the public’s failing confidence in, well, just about everything. Science, government, religion, education, health care, law enforcement, the media—all are measurably less trusted now than in years past. Even faith in our neighbors is eroding, with 64% of Americans stating in a recent Pew study that their trust…