Are You Seeing What I’m Seeing?

It’s not so much that other people don’t see things they way you do. It’s that they don’t see the things you see at all. Oakdale, Calif is a couple hours from NextDraft HQ. But I’m guessing I don’t have a lot of subscribers in the town where traditional news sources have been abandoned. NYT (Gift Article): It Was Just a Rumor on Facebook. Then a Militia Showed Up. “Now, in place of longtime TV pundits and radio hosts, residents turn to a new sphere of podcasters and online influencers to get their political news. Facebook groups for local events run by residents have replaced the role of local newspapers, elevating the county’s “keyboard warriors” to roles akin to editors in chief. Of the 80 Oakdale residents The New York Times spoke to for this article, not a single one subscribed to a regional news site, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal or The Washington Post. Oakdale is not alone: Between news deserts expanding in rural areas and a growing distrust of national outlets, the town’s shift toward new sources of information is becoming commonplace in small communities across the country.” It’s a big deal. And it’s only getting worse.