Journalist, Megan McCarthy, “[predicts] many people will be fine with a low-information Diet” in 2021 because the people are “just plain tired after this slog of a year” (2020). Though Covid-19 is still relevant in 2021, McCarthy thinks that people will want shorter, faster ways of getting answers to their questions about Covid, like updates on vaccines. McCarthy shares her thoughts about how text messages or notifications being sent out would be utilized, instead of people taking the time to seek information about what is going on in the world. McCarthy understands that false information is unavoidable, but “publications can combat it, and cement the trust of their readers, through transparency”.
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