Teen lesbian couple found shot in Texas park - U.S. News
Normally don`t use MSNBC, but I saw it come up.
A shame, and so young. I hope their sexuality wasn`t the cause, but as this point, unknown.
Why kids though? What have they done?
Which one of those is a National news story, worthy of "Breaking News"?
There are hundreds of murders in the U.S., yet THIS was chosen by MSNBC to "showcase". Why do YOU think it was chosen over the many others?
Why does Trayvon and Zimmerman become national news when there's been other situations somewhat similar that don't? Why does Natalee Holloway or Jeanbenet Ramsey become national news? Why was Elizabeth Smart national news? Why was the Duke Lacross case national news? Why was Casey Anthony national news? Could go on and on.
There's no giant rhyme or reason why things take off for a national reason. The largest reason probably is ratings...is there something about the particular instance that is able to catch and garner attention and discussion. If there is...then you run with it becuase if people talk about it, positively or negatively, then it generates interest. If it generates interest then you can fill up air time. If you can fill up air time with things that generate interest you can sell ad space. If you sell ad space you get money. If you want more money you need to continue to drive interest. So when these relatively local things happen and get reported it's basically seeing if they catch fire in a local region. If they catch fire in a local region then they may be shot out into the national media for a hot second to see if ther's any buzz. If there's buzz then you latch on and run and if not it just becomes another strand of spaghetti that hit and then slid off the wall.
The notion that these girls may be lesbians, along with teens, both likely is what helped catapault this to national news...but less likely for some overt political reason. Even the insinuation of them being lesbians makes this a story that can catch fire as you have people, as demonstrated in this thread, getting upset and talking about it how it shouldn't be worthy of news; or you get people sympathizing with it because of the possible hate crime nature of it; or you get people talking about it due to the unfortunate youth of them; or you have people interested due to the soap opera type narative of trying to find out more about the couple; and on and on.
I've really basically given up trying to fully understand why certain things catch fire and other's don't in the national media. I think there's no real sure fire method of determining it or any kind of major rhyme or reason.
Why does Trayvon and Zimmerman become national news when there's been other situations somewhat similar that don't? Why does Natalee Holloway or Jeanbenet Ramsey become national news? Why was Elizabeth Smart national news? Why was the Duke Lacross case national news? Why was Casey Anthony national news? Could go on and on.
There's no giant rhyme or reason why things take off for a national reason. The largest reason probably is ratings...is there something about the particular instance that is able to catch and garner attention and discussion. If there is...then you run with it becuase if people talk about it, positively or negatively, then it generates interest. If it generates interest then you can fill up air time. If you can fill up air time with things that generate interest you can sell ad space. If you sell ad space you get money. If you want more money you need to continue to drive interest. So when these relatively local things happen and get reported it's basically seeing if they catch fire in a local region. If they catch fire in a local region then they may be shot out into the national media for a hot second to see if ther's any buzz. If there's buzz then you latch on and run and if not it just becomes another strand of spaghetti that hit and then slid off the wall.
The notion that these girls may be lesbians, along with teens, both likely is what helped catapault this to national news...but less likely for some overt political reason. Even the insinuation of them being lesbians makes this a story that can catch fire as you have people, as demonstrated in this thread, getting upset and talking about it how it shouldn't be worthy of news; or you get people sympathizing with it because of the possible hate crime nature of it; or you get people talking about it due to the unfortunate youth of them; or you have people interested due to the soap opera type narative of trying to find out more about the couple; and on and on.
I've really basically given up trying to fully understand why certain things catch fire and other's don't in the national media. I think there's no real sure fire method of determining it or any kind of major rhyme or reason.
And yet so often the take away from the right is that it's some sort of left wing plot. Media bias.
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