No nerves damaged
We live in an Information Age.
Yes there are news acquisition avenues galore .
Just like your band analogy.
However even in this Information Age it’s harder because one has to dig. Many aren’t able, willing, or savvy enough to put in the time. Many have no idea of what an RSS feed is. Tons of info out there.
So they turn on the TV, and have their favorite ‘newscaster’ fill them in on the world around them.
But all the FCC licensed News outlets consider themselves to be the ‘authorities’ on news.
There is also an incredible effort to censor ‘independent’ news sources.
Yet there are some podcasters that have a bigger audience than CNN.
It’s a new world out there for sure.