Media Saturation & Having Media Speak For Us
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Media Saturation & Having Media Speak For Us
Historically, you used to only have a few sources of news or information. Things that percolated through to your network or things you read in the news. Now information comes from all sides, hungry for your attention. And your “processing power” to make sense of this information hasn't meaningfully changed.
Imagine seeing the world from this vantage
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