While I totally agree that this shows the power that these large media companies have, by spreading stories that seem to be local but are actually being written partly by automation, having the State name and data plugged in automatically. It's a powerful way to manipulate the whole country and they know that news from local outlets is generally more trusted.
At the same time, much of this is based on a study that USA Today did looking at 2020, during Covid. So I don't think it's a good example of stuff being fully made up. Still interesting but not as big of a deal as it might seem.
Unless I'm wrong, would be open to any arguments ?
While I totally agree that this shows the power that these large media companies have, by spreading stories that seem to be local but are actually being written partly by automation, having the State name and data plugged in automatically. It's a powerful way to manipulate the whole country and they know that news from local outlets is generally more trusted.
At the same time, much of this is based on a study that USA Today did looking at 2020, during Covid. So I don't think it's a good example of stuff being fully made up. Still interesting but not as big of a deal as it might seem.
Unless I'm wrong, would be open to any arguments ?
Imagine in a class of 30 students, all 30 students submit nearly identical work. The teacher isn't going to think everyone copied off each other?