Alumni Know: Is news entertainment?

Arjun Moorthy (BASc '99) speaks on sensationalism, bias and being a good news consumer When you scroll through news and social media feeds, you probably see content specifically curated to your interests and biases. Is this really a news feed? Or is it personalized entertainment?  Today we're posing these questions and more to Arjun Moorthy (BASc '99). Arjun is the co-founder and CEO of The Factual , an AI-powered news platform that provides readers with credible perspectives on the day's trending stories. Arjun shares how the platform works, the role of sensationalism and his thoughts on paywalls. Takeaways from Arjun. Social media isn't the only culprit. A few things have changed in the news over the past 100 years.