Except now, it's moved to the internet and any idiot can set up a page that can be viewed by the public, free of charge.
That's my point. In the "old days" it basically had to be, at the very least, a "respected journalist" serving as an "opinion leader". Now, it can be any looney tune with an I-Pad. Look at some of the clowns who simply set up their own website and became "opinion leaders" reaching thousands (Millions?) of dedicated readers every day.
In the old days, there was a degree of difficulty in reaching a substantial audience. It was an analog world, wherein a nutcase had to find a sympathetic, established media outlet willing to distribute his rubbish, or travel the country, set up a tent and make rousing speeches to reach anyone.
None of this is necessary anymore, not in the digital world.
Dave
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