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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 h
by 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 agoWhat media would you recommend?
- jb775 7y agoTwitter and never CNN
- Ididntdothis 7y agoThat’s pretty meaningless. Everybody is on twitter.