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There comes the time in the life of every professional where he is called upon to be interviewed or provide input to the press. And when they read the article
by onecommentman 6y ago
There comes the time in the life of every professional where he is called upon to be interviewed or provide input to the press.
And when they read the article or see the video that is produced, that is the day they lose faith in the press. True 50 years ago, true today.
This is true even if both sides in good faith are doing the best job they can. The media always has its own agenda, which is never identical to the goals of the profession.
Ten times worse if advocacy is involved.
- Afton 6y agoYup. My sibling spent some time working around prostitution related issues. When they were interviewed, words were literally put in their mouths as quotes, and what they actually said was ignored. You either fit the narrative that they'd been told to go out and find, or you were made to fit it. I imagine because the Overton Window is small enough that reporters aren't able to work outside of it.
- jcynix 6y agoBesides potential misinterpretations by laymen (which journalists often are) the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_bites_dog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_bites_dog principle often takes effect.
- philipkglass 6y agoI have been interviewed twice for articles in Wired and once for Chemical & Engineering News. The resulting articles fairly represented what I said in the interviews and also treated the overarching article subject well. I generally don't put much stock in anecdotes, but if others are sharing "the press always gets it wrong" anecdotes I might as well share my more positive ones.