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What prompted this?For a good while now, I have thought that one of the main problems we have today is the way reporting is allowed to continue down a path of misinformation driven by a narrative that they want to promote. OR, people have changed to want to kneejerk react and rush to judge something without any facts to actually judge.
We used to be a wait and get the facts type of country, now it seems as if everything is a rush to judgement based upon incomplete, or misleading reporting.
Whose fault do you lay blame with? The media or the people who do so?
How do we stop it?
The last decade?What prompted this?
So…nothing in particular…in the news…inspired this?The last decade?
So…nothing in particular…in the news…inspired this?
Just come out with it, I don't watch much news.So…nothing in particular…in the news…inspired this?
Come out with it? You expect me to know your reason for starting this thread for you?Just come out with it, I don't watch much news.
"one of the main problems we have today is the way reporting is allowed to continue down a path of misinformation driven by a narrative that they want to promote." = the issueFor a good while now, I have thought that one of the main problems we have today is the way reporting is allowed to continue down a path of misinformation driven by a narrative that they want to promote. OR, people have changed to want to kneejerk react and rush to judge something without any facts to actually judge.
We used to be a wait and get the facts type of country, now it seems as if everything is a rush to judgement based upon incomplete, or misleading reporting.
Whose fault do you lay blame with? The media or the people who do so?
How do we stop it?
For a good while now, I have thought that one of the main problems we have today is the way reporting is allowed to continue down a path of misinformation driven by a narrative that they want to promote. OR, people have changed to want to kneejerk react and rush to judge something without any facts to actually judge.
We used to be a wait and get the facts type of country, now it seems as if everything is a rush to judgement based upon incomplete, or misleading reporting.
Whose fault do you lay blame with? The media or the people who do so?
How do we stop it?
No, I'm expecting you to not ****ing insinuate that I made this thread for some ominous purpose that a few of you seem to think you know.Come out with it? You expect me to know your reason for starting this thread for you?
Well yes, but who do you blame and how do we stop it?"one of the main problems we have today is the way reporting is allowed to continue down a path of misinformation driven by a narrative that they want to promote." = the issue
Inspirations for thread topics aren’t inherently ominous. But making them known does make for clearer discussion.No, I'm expecting you to not ****ing insinuate that I made this thread for some ominous purpose that a few of you seem to think you know.
Or just come out with whatever reason you think this thread got started.
I answered you, the last decade (or more) or reporting, faulty reporting, biased reporting, hyperbolic reporting. It's gotten so far out of hand and needs to be curtailed.Inspirations for thread topics aren’t inherently ominous. But making them known does make for clearer discussion.
But whatever. You’re clearly spooked by this request so I’ll leave you to it.
For a good while now, I have thought that one of the main problems we have today is the way reporting is allowed to continue down a path of misinformation driven by a narrative that they want to promote. OR, people have changed to want to kneejerk react and rush to judge something without any facts to actually judge.
We used to be a wait and get the facts type of country, now it seems as if everything is a rush to judgement based upon incomplete, or misleading reporting.
Whose fault do you lay blame with? The media or the people who do so?
How do we stop it?
Ultimately what I think is that the US has gotten weak. Weak minded individuals that are willing to let someone else tell them how to think and what to feel.What do you think? Please advise.
Everyone is to blame.
The media is too concerned with getting the story out before the competition. As a result, truth and accuracy become secondary.
The people are like cats chasing a laser pointer. Look and leap before considering why.
Combine the two issues and you have the answer.
How do we provide enough of a disincentive?This, though I would frame it a bit differently, as I like to think in terms of incentive.
There is no downside to producing entertaining but inaccurate information. If there was, they'd stop.
I prefer not to think all the people falling for this are stupid, I think plenty of them DO KNOW better, but it aligns with their own biases so they are good with it.And there is SO much media demand, the drive to add to it and control it is consuming a lot of energy best spent elsewhere, but collectively we're just up-jumped squirrels and we don't know any better.
How do we provide enough of a disincentive?
I prefer not to think all the people falling for this are stupid, I think plenty of them DO KNOW better, but it aligns with their own biases so they are good with it.
Ultimately what I think is that the US has gotten weak. Weak minded individuals that are willing to let someone else tell them how to think and what to feel.
We should hold our media and the reporting that comes out from them accountable, using the dollars and sense that we purport to have.
This issue is much akin to our political sphere today.
Maybe we need to remove funding from the media or disallow editorial comments from "news" sources?
So while both sides get some share of the blame, the blame ultimately lies with the people since the people allow it to continue.
It's the system we have. For profit news demands it. It's no different than any other business in this regard.For a good while now, I have thought that one of the main problems we have today is the way reporting is allowed to continue down a path of misinformation driven by a narrative that they want to promote. OR, people have changed to want to kneejerk react and rush to judge something without any facts to actually judge.
We used to be a wait and get the facts type of country, now it seems as if everything is a rush to judgement based upon incomplete, or misleading reporting.
Whose fault do you lay blame with? The media or the people who do so?
How do we stop it?
Who said it was easy?How are you going to stop "Weak minded individuals that are willing to let someone else tell them how to think and what to feel." from happening? Or modify it?
How are you going to "...hold our media and the reporting that comes out from them accountable..."?
How are you going to'...remove funding from the media or disallow editorial comments from "news" sources?' that would be constitutional? The govt already has leverage on content of govt funded media. Non-govt funded media are protected by freedom of speech of the Constitution.
What should the people do to "...allow it to continue."?
That's well and good, but what does it have to do with news media?Who said it was easy?
I have about zero idea of how to stop people from being weak willed individuals, maybe promote a different mindset early on in school age children.
But one thing we can certainly do is go back to putting personal responsibility on the people making the choices they make and stop excusing poor choice.
The media, that is editorializing everything, has no net effect on people's choices?That's well and good, but what does it have to do with news media?
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