Nathan Bomey > Quotes

“Social media has given us the ability to twist the facts on a sweeping scale, transforming us into our own personal publicists and political spin doctors while provoking deep-seated misunderstanding and interpersonal division.”
― Nathan Bomey, After the Fact: The Erosion of Truth and the Inevitable Rise of Donald Trump

“We have entire professions devoted, at least to some degree, to spinning the facts. Public relations. Marketing. Lobbying. Law. Politics. People in those fields are paid to present a filtered version of the truth to their target audiences.”
― Nathan Bomey, After the Fact: The Erosion of Truth and the Inevitable Rise of Donald Trump

“as Winston Churchill once said, “It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.”
― Nathan Bomey, After the Fact: The Erosion of Truth and the Inevitable Rise of Donald Trump

“Stories focused purely on what side was winning represented 42 percent of the coverage. Coverage of policy issues took up a paltry 10 percent, while stories focused on leadership and experience accounted for only 3 percent.”
― Nathan Bomey, After the Fact: The Erosion of Truth and the Inevitable Rise of Donald Trump

“64 percent of people said in 2017 that they trust search engines as a source for general news and information, marking the medium's fourth consecutive increase, according to global public relations firm Edelman's annual Trust Barometer survey. That's higher than the percentage of people who trust traditional news media, digital news media, and social media, according to the study. 7”
― Nathan Bomey, After the Fact: The Erosion of Truth and the Inevitable Rise of Donald Trump

“All you have to do is fool Google—because if you can fool Google, you can fool everybody,” said Wellesley College computer scientist Panagiotis Takis Metaxas, who has researched the spread of online rumors.”
― Nathan Bomey, After the Fact: The Erosion of Truth and the Inevitable Rise of Donald Trump

“From 2000 through 2015, inflation-adjusted newspaper industry revenue plunged about 64 percent to $ 29.2 billion, according to the Pew Research Center and News Media Alliance. 2 Nearly all but the finest reporting is now available online for free.”
― Nathan Bomey, After the Fact: The Erosion of Truth and the Inevitable Rise of Donald Trump

“In 2008, which culminated in Obama's ascent to the White House, 61 percent of journalism jobs were located in counties Obama won, with 32 percent located in counties where he won by at least 30 points. But by 2016, 72 percent of newspaper and online publishing jobs were located in counties won by Clinton, and 51 percent were located in counties where she won by at least 30 points. 73 In other words, journalism jobs are highly concentrated in America's most liberal areas.”
― Nathan Bomey, After the Fact: The Erosion of Truth and the Inevitable Rise of Donald Trump