Wavering Perceptions Is a news source as trustworthy as some people may claim it to be, or is it all based on political standings nowadays? In today’s world, news can be very shady, and most of the time makes an attempt to sway a person’s political standings. Although Buzzfeed can be a good source of news and entertainment simultaneously, it’s not always reliable, biased, and can provide faulty information based on hastiness to attract the younger audience. In light of this topic, Buzzfeed’s reliability has come into question on whether or not it’s a trustworthy source for information. The new generation website known as Buzzfeed provides stories and entertainment that are important to day-to-day life and aim to have an impact on their reader’s
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An instance where this occurred was during Trump’s ties with the Russia allegation where Buzzfeed’s chief editor supported publishing a document “despite knowing some claims were not properly verified” (Cone). Buzzfeed’s chief editor Ben Smith stated, “If you want your audience to trust you” then don’t be “gatekeepers” who “suppress” information (Cone). However, for an audience to have faith in a website, it needs to have correct data and not accusations brought about in order to change one’s point of view. As soon as an opportunity to slander President Trump’s name came about, Buzzfeed instantly published this article making him look bad and deceitful. They twist things into points that go hand in hand with their assumptions. If they truly wanted to inform the public without bias they would’ve validated their sources and info to further emphasize their point. Still, they went ahead and published without validation and gave Trump a poor representation. Goal accomplished, right? In the end, their urgency to broadcast stories has proved counterproductive and has made them disloyal to their following instead. In the end, their goal wasn’t to provide correct information, but to clout one’s outlook in favor of their
An instance where this occurred was during Trump’s ties with the Russia allegation where Buzzfeed’s chief editor supported publishing a document “despite knowing some claims were not properly verified” (Cone). Buzzfeed’s chief editor Ben Smith stated, “If you want your audience to trust you” then don’t be “gatekeepers” who “suppress” information (Cone). However, for an audience to have faith in a website, it needs to have correct data and not accusations brought about in order to change one’s point of view. As soon as an opportunity to slander President Trump’s name came about, Buzzfeed instantly published this article making him look bad and deceitful. They twist things into points that go hand in hand with their assumptions. If they truly wanted to inform the public without bias they would’ve validated their sources and info to further emphasize their point. Still, they went ahead and published without validation and gave Trump a poor representation. Goal accomplished, right? In the end, their urgency to broadcast stories has proved counterproductive and has made them disloyal to their following instead. In the end, their goal wasn’t to provide correct information, but to clout one’s outlook in favor of their