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Through duck duck go I stumbled on this site and found this really interesting article by an UT professor. It so embodies what has been happening with the press in the last few years in politics Please take the time to read it. It uncovers much of what the media has been up to. Or at least as he sees it.
I’ll be curious to get others take of it. I am guessing some will slam it. I can guess who. Others will probably go, hmmm. And others will say they have seen it all along.
I look forward to others commentary on it.
INTRO: How the Media portrays the Devil -
It’s a well-known cliché that the media distorts the news. It’s also very true that politicians lie.
Years ago I wrote a couple books about myths in history. And back then, I suddenly noticed something that was a bit alarming. The same thing was happening on TV: news reporters told stories that mixed facts with guesses and exaggerations. By doing so, their stories became more interesting, newsworthy. But they also became ridiculous, less true.
Every night, while working, I hear the news. So I closely followed the U.S. Presidential elections from 2015 to 2016.
Time and again, I saw that many news reports about the candidates were biased. Reporters constantly undermined Senator Bernie Sanders, to make him look unable to ever become the Democrat presidential nominee. They ignored and dismissed Jill Stein and Gary Johnson. And if you supported Hillary Clinton you’ll remember that political pundits sometimes portrayed her as a flawed, dishonest, and unpopular candidate. (How could she be so unpopular, given that she won almost 66 million votes? That was more than any candidate for President in history except for Barack Obama.)
Much more at the link.
I’ll be curious to get others take of it. I am guessing some will slam it. I can guess who. Others will probably go, hmmm. And others will say they have seen it all along.
I look forward to others commentary on it.
INTRO: How the Media portrays the Devil -
It’s a well-known cliché that the media distorts the news. It’s also very true that politicians lie.
Years ago I wrote a couple books about myths in history. And back then, I suddenly noticed something that was a bit alarming. The same thing was happening on TV: news reporters told stories that mixed facts with guesses and exaggerations. By doing so, their stories became more interesting, newsworthy. But they also became ridiculous, less true.
Every night, while working, I hear the news. So I closely followed the U.S. Presidential elections from 2015 to 2016.
Time and again, I saw that many news reports about the candidates were biased. Reporters constantly undermined Senator Bernie Sanders, to make him look unable to ever become the Democrat presidential nominee. They ignored and dismissed Jill Stein and Gary Johnson. And if you supported Hillary Clinton you’ll remember that political pundits sometimes portrayed her as a flawed, dishonest, and unpopular candidate. (How could she be so unpopular, given that she won almost 66 million votes? That was more than any candidate for President in history except for Barack Obama.)
Much more at the link.
