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What are you objecting to specifically?

• jb775 7y ago
  I object to major news networks using agenda setting and sensationalized media framing strategies to mislead the general public. For example let's dissect the headline: 1.) "3000%" - Let's calculate the highest possible number to use here! 2.) "% jump" - Let's only consider the increased aspect of the jobless claim ratio! 3.) "jobless" - Let's not point out that most of these people will be immediately back to work shortly! 4.) "devastated" - Let's find the most dramatic verb to use here! 5.) "US" - Let's only focus on the US, since that allows us to use the highest possible number in #1! 6.) "has" - Let's use an auxiliary verb that implies the ensuing claim has already occurred, when it hasn't! 7.) "has devastated the US job market" - Let's make a sensational claim that not only isn't measurable, but hasn't had enough time to play out yet, so therefore isn't true! I could probably do this for 90% of articles coming from CNN. It's not just about the clickbait, it's about what they're choosing to report on, and how they are framing it.
  • Ididntdothis 7y ago
    What media would you recommend?
    • jb775 7y ago
      Twitter and never CNN
      • Ididntdothis 7y ago
        That’s pretty meaningless. Everybody is on twitter.