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And when has "mainstream media" ever "promulgated fiction as fact"? This thread started with an acklowledgement that intentional errors, exceptions, or mischara
by hannasanarion 8y ago
And when has "mainstream media" ever "promulgated fiction as fact"? This thread started with an acklowledgement that intentional errors, exceptions, or mischaracterizations are exceedingly rare in well-reputed news outlets.
- colechristensen 8y agoFrequently "the news" puts telling a good story ahead of Truth. That is, they don't tell the most informative version of the story but the most compelling version or up/downplaying a story based on bias. This doesn't involve outright untruths or even significant manipulation of facts. It does involve things like cherry-picking facts, quotes, and statistics that paint the desired picture without drawing conclusions while the reader's intended conclusion is obvious.