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Huh? Who determines which facts are important to a story? It’s turtles all the way down.
by el_benhameen 4y ago
Huh? Who determines which facts are important to a story? It’s turtles all the way down.
- daedalus_j 4y agoLet's make up an example: Fact A) Carrots are healthy. Fact B) Carrots may be carcinogenic. These are both inherently important facts to any story talking about the health, or danger, of carrots. To present a position on if one should be eating carrots or not, without including both of these facts, is to handpick facts to tell the story you want to tell.
- jahsome 4y agoHandpicking, aka gatekeeping, is a core tenet of journalism. It's a requirement of the newsgathering process and determining which facts are relevant (newsworthy) _is_ a reporter's job, while the editorial process provides the necessary checks and balances.