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One thing that I always find in these discussions is that a lot of people who think that you can trust 'real' news outlets to accurately report anything have ne
by threwawasy1228 8y ago
One thing that I always find in these discussions is that a lot of people who think that you can trust 'real' news outlets to accurately report anything have never been on the interviewed side of the table.
I have never once been interviewed or had a project or event I've been involved with featured in a media outlet that wasn't grossly distorted to the point of comedy. I've had my age reported incorrectly, my title reported incorrectly, quotes made up that are literally the opposite of what I said to the reporter, reporters taking things out of context. And for this sort of thing to be coming up on fairly minor everyday reporting?
Having experienced this in my life so many times I never saw any news on any topic the same way again. When you imagine this kind of massive distortion on something minor, it is impossible for me to fathom how distorted big stories actually are.
- GenerocUsername 8y agoThis. Its similar to watching a tv show about something you personally know very well. The errors, generalizations, narrative and even the facts can be so far off you hope no one takes it serious. But people who do not know the subject matter take the presentation of it as fact. Imagine how many doctors cringe watching E.R. or House. News is this, but for real life events.
- CM30 8y agoDon't have to imagine, there's a whole YouTube channel based around an actual medical doctor reacting to medical shows like E.R and House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0QHWhjbe5fGJEPz3sVb6nw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0QHWhjbe5fGJEPz3sVb6nw There's also a very similar one showing a lawyer reacting to courtroom procedurals/shows: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpa-Zb0ZcQjTCPP1Dx_1M8Q https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpa-Zb0ZcQjTCPP1Dx_1M8Q