Define “informed”.
I worked in a big city newspaper for eight years, I know how news is packaged and sent out. “News” is chained to the editorial decisions of editors and programing directors. They decide what stories are important.
The co-opting of news has been going on since the invention of the printing press. However, media disinformation came to fruition under newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, who believed the truth was “subjective” and open to his personal interpretation.
They do one of two things: they ignore a story or they engage in “over-reporting” on a subject that has nothing to do with the more important issues at hand. Thus many Americans think the one story that is ignored or given little attention must not be that important. While the story media won’t shut-up about it, it must be important!
In the case of the False News Channel, they engage in silly stories that have nothing to do with anything, but is “fun” news.
But that’s no surprise, modern cable “news” is really infotainment, not news.
Being “informed” really isn’t as complicated as people think. You can rely on the same wire services our media relies on, but become your own editor.
When you do that, you become very much aware of the dog and pony show in Washington and in our media.
Don’t assume everyone who is not voting is “uninformed” or “apathetic”.
They just refuse to play the game.