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When reading an article, how do I figure out what the “good reporter” is trying to say, and distinguish it from what the “bad owner” is trying to say? The best
by pyuser583 1y ago
When reading an article, how do I figure out what the “good reporter” is trying to say, and distinguish it from what the “bad owner” is trying to say?
The best way I know is to carefully parse the text in its most literal form. That is what the “good reporter” is saying. The “general idea” of what is being said is probably what the editor wants.
Owners and editors want “wow” articles. Journalists know most of what they report is just “somebody said something.”
- timewizard 1y agoThe point I'm replying to is that this was "cultivated intentionally." I understand the mechanism we're trying to determine the source. You also seem to forget that journalists sometimes leave and become owners in their own right. Where does that blurry line begin and end, actually? Means, motive, opportunity. It's always the same triad and you can't avoid applying to all parties involved. Given that and the importance of broadcast media I can't imagine why anyone thought they were getting the truth. Or even if they were somehow not a highly selected and edited version of it. Designed to manipulate and control not to inform.