The audience for news is very small relative to the general population, but it can be easily defined by the number of people who hold newspaper print and digital subscriptions, the number of people who watch television news, and the number of people who visit news websites or other digital platforms. It is my contention that in recent years, the news audience has grown very sophisticated in its ability to discern bias, talking points, spin, and other forms of misinformation fed into the news ecosystem.
