Click Bait
Click Bait One of the first things that I do in the morning, after checking for email, is to peruse a couple of online newspapers, CBC, and BBC. I don’t spend a lot of time perusing two newspapers, unless there’s some truly breaking news. I simply read headlines, spending maybe 5-6 minutes reading each paper. I use the word paper loosely, as it’s a habit hard to break. Used to be a time when I’d peruse the paper version of the newspaper, and spend much more time reading. Probably, because I paid for a copy. I read that my habit has now reduced me to what’s referred to as click bait , as the online version of a newspaper gets its revenue from advertisers based upon the number of clicks the paper receives. I also learned that the reason the online version of the news is heavy on sensationalism, relates to its attracting viewers to the newspaper’s website. Sadly, it seems that what was once the news well written, has been reduced to a tabloid type of reporting to appeal to o...
