In today's society

[Bassim]

I am wondering if my sentence sounds natural. Would you please correct my mistakes?

In today's society it has become almost impossible to sift out the news from propaganda and manipulation.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

It's good. A couple of thoughts:

- I might say "world" instead of "society," because we have many societies.

- Since propaganda and manipulation are always part of the news, you might want to clarify that you mean real news, facts, truth, genuine information.

 

[Bassim]

Charlie,
Do I need the article before "news" if I rephrase my sentence like this?

In today's world it has become almost impossible to sift out real news from propaganda and manipulation.

 

[emsr2d2]

I much prefer the sentence with "real". The article before it is optional.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Yes. I agree. I like your new version, Bassim.