Losing Trust in Toxic TV and Movies and Seeking Sanctuary in Social Media and Streaming (ep.245)

The digital disruption continues to erode the traditional media model, in part of because of a growning lack of trust of any any corporate run media. Independent creators are the safe haven to growing audiences. KOP examines studies and stories validating that trend. <br /><br />UCLA Study Finds Teens Resoundingly Reject Aspirational Content On TV & Movies <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/09/ucla-study-finds-teens-resoundingly-reject-aspirational-content-in-tv-or-movies-1235121262/" rel="noopener">https://deadline.com/2022/09/ucla-study-finds-teens-resoundingly-reject-aspirational-content-in-tv-or-movies-1235121262/</a><br /><br />Young Readers Feel All Information Is 'Not To Be Trusted Or Taken At Face Value,' Study Finds @Reuters <a href="https://bit.ly/3LmtvIv" rel="noopener">https://bit.ly/3LmtvIv</a><br /><br />Survey: The Dark Side of News Consumption on Social Media <a href="https://variety.com/vip/survey-the-dark-side-of-news-consumption-on-social-media-1235349747/" rel="noopener">https://variety.com/vip/survey-the-dark-side-of-news-consumption-on-social-media-1235349747/</a><br /><br />User trust in social platforms is falling, according to our new study<br /><a href="https://www.insiderintelligence.com/content/user-trust-social-platforms-falling-according-our-new-study" rel="noopener">https://www.insiderintelligence.com/content/user-trust-social-platforms-falling-according-our-new-study</a> <br /><br />How News Feels: Anticipated Anxiety as a Factor in News Avoidance and a Barrier to Political Engagement<br /><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10584609.2022.2123073" rel="noopener">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10584609.2022.2123073</a><br /><br /><br />Shrinking M&A Appetite Spells Bad News for Digital Media <a href="https://variety.com/vip/shrinking-ma-appetite-spells-bad-news-for-digital-media-1235375334/" rel="noopener">https://variety.com/vip/shrinking-ma-appetite-spells-bad-news-for-digital-media-1235375334/</a><br /> <br />A painful halt: If you work in film a