More people are avoiding the news, and trusting it less, report says
Reuters A growing number of people are selectively avoiding important news stories such as the coronavirus pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the cost-of-living crisis, according to a report released on Tuesday. While the majority of people surveyed consume news regularly, 38 per cent said they often or sometimes avoid the news – up from […]
Facebook blocks news content in Australia as it blasts proposed law
Dallas, USReuters Facebook Inc will block news content from being read and shared in its news feed in Australia, drawing a line in the sand against a proposed Australian law that would require it and Alphabet Inc’s Google to pay the country’s news publishers for content. The move, announced in a blog post on Wednesday, […]
THIS LIFE: PRAYING FOR OTHERS IS A PRIVILEGE
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, reflects on the privilege of prayer…
Soundbite – The Week That Was…
Listen to this week’s edition of The Week That Was…
THE NEWS
Russia – Ukraine – Palestine – Syria. PICTURE: Flipboard/Unsplash There are some horrible headlines in the news today – horrible. Fueled by centuries of hatred. I watch and despair – where will this end? Big egos in charge who can’t back down and admit fault. I can’t point the finger at international leaders who can’t […]
YEAR IN REVIEW: 10 ‘MUST READS’ FROM SIGHT’S 2017
2017 was a big year for news – and a big year for Sight as we brought you stories aimed to inform, challenge and inspire. Here are 10 of our ‘must read’ features that you may have missed (and there’s plenty more to found in our features section)…
TRENDSPOTTER: ‘FAKE NEWS’ – AND HOW TO COMBAT IT
DAVID ADAMS takes a quick look at the trend for ‘fake news’…