تسعى وسائل الإعلام السائدة إلى أن تكون ذات صلة بأكبر عدد ممكن من الناس بأكبر قدر ممكن، للسبب البسيط أن عدد المشاهدين الأكبر يعني مالاً أكثر. ومن النتائج غير المقصودة تمامًا لذلك نوعٌ من العدمية تجاه الحقيقة.

Mainstream media aims to be as relevant as possible to as many people as possible for the simple reason that more viewers mean more money. The not-so-unintentional consequence of this is a kind of nihilism about the truth.

لیس الحق شیئًا تهتم به فعلًا شبكة CNN أو Fox News أو هيئة التحرير في صحيفة New York Times، بصراحة. لقد اكتفت مثل هذه المنافذ بأن تقتصر على «إثارة النقاش» وتغطية «جميع أطراف القضية». لكن ليست كل القضايا لها أطراف متعددة، وليست كل المسائل تستلزم نقاشًا لا ينتهي. بعض القضايا يمكن حسمها بسهولة، أو معالجتها بصورة مرضية من خلال بحث وتحليل جيدين. غير أنه، عدا عدد قليل من المسائل المتفق عليها، تحاول وسائل الإعلام السائدة جاهدة تجنّب الوصول إلى حسم. وتفعل ذلك عبر تضخيم أكثر الأصوات تضليلًا وانحيازًا وآراءً لا تستند إلى منطق.

The truth is not something CNN, Fox News, or the New York Times editorial board are really interested in, frankly. Outlets such as these have relegated themselves to merely “fostering debate” and covering “all sides of an issue.” But not all issues have multiple sides and not all matters require endless debate. Some issues are easily resolved or can be satisfactorily addressed through some quality research and analysis. But outside a handful of topics of consensus, the mainstream media tries its best to avoid resolution. It does this by amplifying the most misinformed, biased, and irrationally opinionated voices.

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Consider the gun “debate” that crops up every 5 to 6 weeks in the news cycle in the US. Despite all appearances, there are clear answers to some of the fundamental questions everyone should have about gun violence, homicide rates, mass shootings, etc., and even if we don’t have answers now, at least there are research methodologies that can be pursued in a rational, scientific way to address those questions. Anyone who is sincerely interested in the truth of the matter would want to follow those methodologies in seeking robust answers. With all its resources, the mainstream media should be responsible for conducting such research and/or enabling those who can do so, and then disseminate the results far and wide. And if the results are still ambiguous, then at least the pursuant conversation would be an informed one.

لكن هذا ليس ما يهتم به الإعلام. فهم لا يهتمون بالحقيقة. إنهم يهتمون بعدد المشاهدين والقراء، وهذا يعني استرضاء أدنى مستوى مشترك. وبالنظر إلى الوضع المزري للقراءة والتعليم في الولايات المتحدة — خاصة فيما يتعلق بالتحليل المنطقي والعلوم وغيرها — فإن هذا المستوى المشترك منخفض حقًا.

But that is not what the media is interested in. Because they are not interested in the truth. They are interested in viewership/readership and that means catering to the lowest common denominator. And given the abysmal state of literacy and education in the US — especially when it comes to logical analysis, science, etc. — that common denominator is quite low indeed.