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How do you know they paid for it and didn't dumpster dive for it?
by zzesers 13y ago
How do you know they paid for it and didn't dumpster dive for it?
- JackFr 13y agoHow do we really know anything about this case? It is heart-wrenching no doubt, and I am sympathetic. But it's a piece of literature (albeit non-fiction), but it's not journalism. Facts are cast in a particular light to make the author's point. Statistics are provided without context; everything is provided without context, except where the author pulls back the curtain and lets us see what he or she wants us to see. It's an effective piece -- it's able to wring fresh emotion from people who've been hearing similar stories for decades and have become desensitized. But it's not a policy discussion, and it's not even a good starting point for a policy decision.
- amerika_blog 13y agoMuch of journalism is actually fiction, mainly because it shows you one detail and neglects to mention context. Source: former journalist.