Flipboard News Desk
The Titanic submersible story appears to have ended in tragedy after several days of intense news stories. How would you rate the media's coverage of this event?
Appropriate: It was an unusual, dramatic story
15%
Overkill: More important stories to cover
82.7%
Not enough: I couldn't stop watching the updates
0.6%
Something else: Tell us in the comments
1.7%
Poll ended at .
Jun 22, 2023 at 8:44pmWeb
Show threadPlay Ball and Fight FascistsJun 22, 2023
@NewsDesk
Like most things, it probably depends on what media outlet you're watching.
Show threadJona JoachimJun 22, 2023
@NewsDesk
My only news source is Mattermost and I barely heard of it. But I wanted to see the poll results
Show threadBeeksJun 22, 2023
@NewsDesk if you were overwhelmed by stories about it and you're mad about that... Change your news habits. You control where your eyeballs go.
I saw very little about it as I have curated my feed to not show me clickbait and sensational news. Own your attention and only give it to those that have earned it.
Show threadWincing 🌍Jun 23, 2023
@Beeks @NewsDesk exactly this. People keeps complaining about shite media but seems to forget they are free to chose who they listen to. Mass media mostly rely on click bait revenue. Stop give them attention. Curate your news feed. However more than never is important to fight misinformation and propaganda.
Show threadHudsonJun 23, 2023
@Beeks @NewsDesk I would appreciate suggestions for competent unbiased news here on Mastadon.
Show threadBeeksJun 23, 2023

@HudsonHutton @NewsDesk the Flipboards are all great IMO. They're active and they've got separate accounts for multiple topics.

@TheConversationUS is A+. Active, and intelligent, honest coverage about everything important. I've yet to have them inform me who Pete Davidson is dating. They've also got other region specific accounts.

Those two(+) are my particular jam.

Show threadHudsonJun 23, 2023
@Beeks @NewsDesk @TheConversationUS Thanks.
Show threadThe Conversation U.S.Jun 23, 2023
@Beeks @HudsonHutton @NewsDesk who is Pete Davidson? 😉 Thanks!
Show threadBeeksJun 23, 2023
@TheConversationUS @HudsonHutton @NewsDesk
He's a sentient tattoo that owns a dilapidated ferry with Scarlett Johansson's husband.
Show thread2khzJun 22, 2023
@NewsDesk This story was a goldmine for ad revenue. Understandably frustrating but not surprising.
Show threadexcited for the mastodon riseJun 22, 2023

@NewsDesk shouldn't have been a single story.
So fucking useless.

Rich people are stupid.

The real story is the wasted govt resources. There should've been no search. None.

Show threadStrawberry🍓SabotageJun 22, 2023
@NewsDesk just tell us that billionaires died doing billionaire things and we can all be satisfied
Show threadCasper 👻Jun 22, 2023
@NewsDesk
Way overboard. The ocean is littered with poor unfortunates over the centuries to barely notice the poor rich peeps.
Show threadmayor of tr*nny townJun 23, 2023
@NewsDesk I didn't see any media coverage—just memes laughing at the situation.
Show threadilinamoratoJun 23, 2023

@NewsDesk there's this weird sense in media discussion that news is zero-sum: that reporting on one thing necessarily means not reporting on another thing.

Which is of course technically true, but it's also functionally nonsense: most news outlets put out far more stories than gain traction on social media.

The problem, as it is with so many things, is the algorithm: users responding, reacting, resharing the most lurid and macabre coverage means that those are the only stories people see.

Show threadilinamoratoJun 23, 2023
@NewsDesk I just don't think we can absolve ourselves of responsibility here and heap all the blame on the reporters. When we get rid of the gatekeepers, we become the gatekeepers. In this world, we are also the media. We decided what stories performed, and we chose this one, for good or ill. If we want to make another decision next time, it's going to require a concerted effort from all of us.
Show threadxs4me2Jun 23, 2023
@NewsDesk Said so....