Fake News: Why mainstream journalism is often part of the problem
01 March 2017 ·The term “fake news” has become a relevant term for several reasons. One of these is that mainstream news media has highlighted so-called fake news sites, where websites with entirely made up stories target conservative audiences for clicks and ad revenue. Liberals are (supposedly) immune to these sites. I argue that so far as it is possible to understand the term, there is no good reason to limit to sources with ill-intent or non-mainstream journalism. Rather, much of the blame for the creation of a post-truth media landscape lies with the mainstream media.