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Even providing facts is a subjective, opinionated process. Which facts are provided, which are left out, which are contextualized, whether or not active or pass
by vkou 3y ago
Even providing facts is a subjective, opinionated process. Which facts are provided, which are left out, which are contextualized, whether or not active or passive voice is used[1] and which are not can completely invert the meaning of a story.
[1] 'The gun went off and the shot hit Mr. Smith's head' versus 'Officer Sloan shot Mr. Smith in the head.' [2]
[2] Both of these are 'just the facts', but one of them blames the gun for going off, the other blames the person who made the gun go off. Passive voice versus active voice, very different presentation of the same facts, both are correct, and both are biased.
- littlestymaar 3y ago> Even providing facts is a subjective, opinionated process. Yes, that's why you need press freedom with multiple point of views. But it is orthogonal to the point I was making.