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To use the case in the example, what is the agenda for under-reporting, by an excruciatingly obvious 3 orders of magnitude, the number of Covid infections?
by InitialLastName 5y ago
To use the case in the example, what is the agenda for under-reporting, by an excruciatingly obvious 3 orders of magnitude, the number of Covid infections?
- tablespoon 5y ago>> *Especially the New York times. >> I believe their mistakes are equally likely to be intentional as they are to be simple mistakes. Especially when it comes to topics where there is an agenda at play. > To use the case in the example, what is the agenda for under-reporting, by an excruciatingly obvious 3 orders of magnitude, the number of Covid infections? It's the NYT's agenda to downplay COVID, obviously. /s IMHO, misinterpreting mistakes as intentional lying is a common tactic to justify ignoring evidence and sources that contradict preconceived beliefs. It's true that pretty much every kind of media is biased in some way, but I think a lot of people let the perfect be the enemy of the good and overreact to that fact by disengaging with certain reliable sources or with the media entirely. The ironic thing is that often results in relying on even more on biased and unreliable stuff, not less.
- InitialLastName 5y ago> I think a lot of people let the perfect be the enemy of the good and overreact to that fact by disengaging with certain reliable sources or with the media entirely This is exacerbated by short-form social media applying higher point values to witty snipes at a piece over in-depth engagement.