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Swipe, scroll, repeat: The illusion of being informed

May 14, 2025 07:00 AM
News used to land with a thump on doorsteps, bundled in stacks and inked with headlines editors deemed most important. Front pages led with city council decisions, international conflicts and investigative exposés. Readers flipped pages, not feeds.
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