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>We used to have to contend with dishonest people editing context out Any reporter relying on unnamed sources is selectively editing context out, whether compl
by creaghpatr 9y ago
>We used to have to contend with dishonest people editing context out
Any reporter relying on unnamed sources is selectively editing context out, whether complicity or not. It's the price you pay for access.
- VikingCoder 9y agoI had a different meaning of the phrase in mind - I meant like in a video. "Now, my opponents would like you to think I hate all guns, and want to get rid of them. But that's not true!" With the kind of context editing I was referring to, that can easily become: "I hate all guns, and want to get rid of them." But yes, when we trust a journalist to cite unnamed sources, yes, of course, we lose much of the context. And if over time it turns out the news source has a bad habit of covering the news poorly, we should stop giving them attention.