General Discussion

I have a Facebook Account.

In my feed, I get information pertaining to all my interests like photography, watercoloring, cycling, as well as news. I “follow” pages, and “join” groups that meet my information needs. I subscribe to AP, Reuters, Heather Cox Richardson, Jeff Tiedrich, Midas Touch, Raw Story, etc. Yes, I also see pages like Huffington Post and NY Times, and The Hill. They mostly get me angry, but it’s good to catch information I might have missed otherwise. I review them with a skeptical eye. Also, I sometimes see stories from Science and Medicine based entities. Those appear, I think, based on algorithms. If I don’t like the content, I simply select the option to not see anything from the source again. Does my feed get filled with crap sometimes? Yes, but, I’ve learned how to modify settings and make FB work for me.

I seek out my news as opposed to passively expecting one entity to deliver it to me. I’m 71 and remember the days when there was only one network (CBS) we got on the TV at home, growing up. Walter Kronkite was a respected anchor. Things have changed. We don’t have cable anymore, so I can’t rely on the legacy media to get my news. I think that’s turned out to be a good thing for me.