I don't have a Facebook account but I am more inclined to listen to outlets on YouTube than I am to CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, our very own CBC, The New York Times or The Washington Post. All I want is a straight up newscast on TV or a truthful news article on the paper. I want a straightforward report of the facts. I can't seem to get it without a sprinkle of passive aggressive punditry from the mainstream liberal industrial complex. I'm not the only one. More and more people everyday look for other places to educate themselves about various issues in society because they no longer trust mainstream media. CNN has been reduced to nothing more than a shill for the Democratic party. Every minute of the day, these corporate whores try to convince you that they have no political allegiance or party affiliation yet the content of their shows and the pre-existing relationships they have with certain Democrats in office says otherwise.
Personally, when I want to learn about a particular issue, I go through 10 different sources online to educate myself about it. I rely on podcasts and web serieses from people who used to be part of the mainstream media, worked in law enforcement/secret service and/or were in the world of politics. Usually, you could learn a lot more from people like these because they know the inner workings of the industries they used to work for. They've seen the ugly side of the business and their podcast/web series is a platform for them to expose it without any filter from greedy suits who run huge billion dollar machines. An outlet like CNN is selective with what it reports because it wants to protect powerful people who serve their best interests. People online have less limitations with what they can say and less sponsors to answer to. The chances of finding more authenticity in their content is greater.