Quartz:

People do get their news on social networks, dubious proposition or not. A report from the Pew Research Center in May found that 44% of Americans get news from Facebook. Sure, that’s enabled a worrying and sometimes all-consuming tug of war between publishers’ resentment of Facebook and their reliance on its benevolence, but this new normal is already well established.

So here’s what I need from you: I need you to share news you think people should know about, and post examples of journalism you love.

The author makes a very interesting point but it’s hard for “average people” to want to go to the effort of absorbing real news when it can be so depressing and when sharing it can invite aggressive and unpleasant reaction.