Hey there.
Well…. it’s been a not-good week for global news, hasn’t it?
While there are approximately one million places to get better news and insight into the Ukraine situation than your humble Context Collapse, I do know a few things about journalism and media literacy.
So let’s talk about that, and only that.
Without further ado, five media consumption tips for geopolitical crises:
1. Turn that b@#!ing cable news station off!
This goes for all of them. The one with the screaming liberal people, the one with the screaming conservative people, and the one with the screaming moderare people. All of them.
News as entertainment is great entertainment, but not necessarily great news.
2. Constant news consumption = not great.
As a longtime journalist turned corporate comms consultant person with a vested interest in making as much money as possible from the media industrial complex, I’m gonna say this: Continual news consumption isn’t good for your mental health OR your understanding of complex m…
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