Amanda Ripley highlights the transformation in news consumption, where news finds individuals rather than the other way around. She points out the alarming lack of trust in national news outlets among Americans, which threatens social cohesion and problem-solving. With a background in journalism and experience at Time magazine, Ripley emphasizes the need for the news media to adapt using insights from technology and psychology. She reminisces about the past when news fostered connection and curiosity, contrasting it with current distrust and divisive narratives.
In the past, we would find the news, and today the news finds us... But these days, no national news outlet is trusted by more than half of American adults.
If we don't have a common sense of reality, then it's very hard to solve problems... It makes us very, very vulnerable to conflict entrepreneurs and politicians.
The news has to evolve... to be more helpful to people, given everything we know about technology today and psychology.
I remember going on vacation and working incredibly hard to find a newspaper... News was a way to feel connected to other people.
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