"Most people read print newspapers back then, and the world was a much better place for it. People could argue about politics in a friendly way, because the debates came from a shared set of facts with information about the world from credible, fact-checked sources. People also got news from TV, but people from both sides of the political spectrum watched the same shows. Reported news was presented separately from opinion columns, and people understood the difference."
"People read local newspapers, and many cared much more about what was happening in their town and state than events taking place on the other side of the world. Foreign news was well covered, though, and investigative journalism was widespread, active, and effective because news organizations had the money to pay for it all. Then social networking happened. Bad news Online message boards were displaced by Friendster-like sites, which were later displaced by Facebook-like"
Most people once kept up with current events through newspapers and news magazines, with daily delivery common. Many readers consumed multiple newspapers and subscribed to high-quality general and technology magazines. Newspapers enabled civil political debate by providing a shared set of credible, fact-checked facts and keeping reported news separate from opinion. Newspaper pages exposed readers to a broader range of stories that they might not seek out. Local newspapers focused communities on town and state events while foreign and investigative reporting remained well covered because news organizations had funding. Then social networking began to displace earlier online forums.
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