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This diversification presents both challenges and opportunities. On one hand, misinformation and disinformation flourish amid the chaos of social media. On the other, it empowers everyday citizens with a voice that previously lacked visibility. Curts acknowledged this duality, noting that the old model—three network evening news shows and a few late-night talkers—no longer holds the sway it once did. The landscape is now a sprawling, competitive "many-to-many" ecosystem.