Failings of mass media

www.threads.net/@savingti…


Tesla sales crash in Australia as Musk impact has consumers looking for another brand

thedriven.io/2025/02/0…


If if was a journo I’d say Musk had released a virus inside US government

Sand in the gears is needed … talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/wh…


How Hitler dismantled a democracy in 53 days - The Atlantic


More space for new media

The new White House press secretary, 27 year-old Karoline Leavitt, has said space is to be made in the Brady Briefing Room for “new media” (podcasters, influencers, content creators).

Source: (https://newsroom.tortoisemedia.com/)


A test of US consumers’ ability to understand basic economics - US to put tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China from Saturday.

IUS consumers will pay more. The impact will be inflationary like adding a value-added tax but only on imports. No doubt Trump ready to blame foreigners for his decision.


Misinformation rampant. False claims trumpeted in headlines & front page splashes. Corrections are tiny and buried deep in the paper. No wonder commercial mass media lacks credibility.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025…