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I can only skim these kinds of articles. Mixture of truth and sensationalism makes me upset and uneasy.

giggles_giggles 9y ago
That combination should make you uneasy, because it's a red flag that you're reading propaganda of one sort or another. Propaganda always contains some truth, but usually not all of the truth, and an appeal to your emotions..
- eplanit 9y ago
  You've described modern Journalism in America quite succinctly.
  - crpatino 9y ago
    therefore, modern journalism is....????
acjohnson55 9y ago
I submitted the article because I thought they executed some really stunning design [1], but gotten through most of it yet. But it would be more constructive for a discussion if you cited something specific that you felt was inaccurate or hyperbolic. [1] I helped launch Highline when I worked for HuffPost. I'm certainly proud of that fact, but I don't go out of my way to share its content.
bllguo 9y ago
I'd identify with this in the past, but now I'm coming to dislike this mindset. How do you effect change without extreme, dramatic examples or tone? It's all well and good to promote moderation and cooperation until you actually want to see something done. If you can concretely point out what is false or sensationalist, that's a different story... obviously lies should not be tolerated.
- mcguire 9y ago
  Like most such articles, it mentions student loan debt, making it appear to be a massive problem. https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-typical-household-with-student-loan-debt/ https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-typical-household-wit... "The average balance of outstanding student loan debt for households with some debt was $25,700. The median debt was $13,000, and seventy-five percent of borrowers had less than $29,000. These burdens are relatively modest given the annual earnings of these households. The average annual wage earnings among this population was $71,700." There same example involved a man who couldn't get a job as a bank teller, but apparently had no trouble getting one making more money as a bus driver. (I guess the implication is that blue collar jobs are bad?)
  - coltonv 9y ago
    Wait back up. That statistic used median values and quartile values to describe debt, and an average to describe income. This is how people mislead you with statistics. Average income is going to be higher than median if the highest earners earn several times more than the median (which they do).
tomc1985 9y ago
Well, it is HuffPo

That combination should make you uneasy, because it's a red flag that you're reading propaganda of one sort or another. Propaganda always contains some truth, but usually not all of the truth, and an appeal to your emotions..

eplanit 9y ago
You've described modern Journalism in America quite succinctly.
- crpatino 9y ago
  therefore, modern journalism is....????

acjohnson55 9y ago

I submitted the article because I thought they executed some really stunning design [1], but gotten through most of it yet. But it would be more constructive for a discussion if you cited something specific that you felt was inaccurate or hyperbolic. [1] I helped launch Highline when I worked for HuffPost. I'm certainly proud of that fact, but I don't go out of my way to share its content.

bllguo 9y ago

I'd identify with this in the past, but now I'm coming to dislike this mindset. How do you effect change without extreme, dramatic examples or tone? It's all well and good to promote moderation and cooperation until you actually want to see something done. If you can concretely point out what is false or sensationalist, that's a different story... obviously lies should not be tolerated.

mcguire 9y ago
Like most such articles, it mentions student loan debt, making it appear to be a massive problem. https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-typical-household-with-student-loan-debt/ https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-typical-household-wit... "The average balance of outstanding student loan debt for households with some debt was $25,700. The median debt was $13,000, and seventy-five percent of borrowers had less than $29,000. These burdens are relatively modest given the annual earnings of these households. The average annual wage earnings among this population was $71,700." There same example involved a man who couldn't get a job as a bank teller, but apparently had no trouble getting one making more money as a bus driver. (I guess the implication is that blue collar jobs are bad?)
- coltonv 9y ago
  Wait back up. That statistic used median values and quartile values to describe debt, and an average to describe income. This is how people mislead you with statistics. Average income is going to be higher than median if the highest earners earn several times more than the median (which they do).

tomc1985 9y ago

Well, it is HuffPo