Biden's withdrawal and the way people learn breaking news (Nieman Lab)www.niemanlab.org/2024/07/breaking-the-ways-people-hear-about-big-news-these-days-into-a-million-pieces-says-source/
509 sats \ 12 comments \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 30 Jul news
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Found this piece really interesting and entertaining. Biden's withdrawal was one of those Big Pieces of News that got everywhere quickly, and that means that there were tons of ways people found out (Stacker News is not listed, alas). My favorite is the Twitter account dedicated to tracking whether or not Liza Minnelli has yet outlived a particular person or thing, but in general, the idea that we often learn these things second or third hand (instead of either directly from news reporting) fascinates me.
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