DIscussion 1.5

I would like to explore the phenomena of disinformation. I have my own notions, but have never researched the subject beyond an occasional article. My personal feeling is that people have a nature to seek out palatable materials for consumption, thereby catering to these tastes in their online presence and interactions. With the prevalence of SNS activities and discourse, people have become far less patient or tolerant of opposing viewpoints and tend to create an echo chamber where the chances of opposing viewpoints are minimized. I think that citizen journalism has found a niche market in SNS newsfeeds that was able to quickly disseminate information that does not bear the responsibility of being verifiable or necessarily correct that large news organizations do, or even the means to do so. In reality, I'd like to see if there is any sort of correlation between the rise of the proliferation of hate groups, the emboldened expression of extreme rhetoric, and the FCC's repeal of the Fairness Doctrine in 1987, and ultimately the repeal of the Zapple Doctrine, and the inapplicable nature of the Equal Time Rule which only applies to Television and Radio Broadcasts.