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A plague of hyperbole ruined journalism decades ago but people keep putting up with it.
by oldmanjay 11y ago
A plague of hyperbole ruined journalism decades ago but people keep putting up with it.
- vonklaus 11y agoIt is a byproduct of agenda first journalism preaching into an echo chamber of self aggrandizing pricks. Take the 'political correctness' movement for example, whether you agree or disagree with the sentiment, it is a nich marketing ploy that attracts a demographic that is highly invested and passionate about an agenda and uses it as a magnet. The people attracted by this will either have a high chance of conversion (down a marketing funnel) or will be so put off they will drive it viral through controversy. Often, anti-factual fear mongering and scare amd shame tactics are featured prominently in these articles. it isn't a question of putting up with it. Manufacturing this content is nearly effortless so it happens all over the place for many diverse issues.