Hey, media (especially NYTimes), don't privilege misinformation!

[tblue37]

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[dchill]

1. REALLY good editing!

[marybourg]

2. Could someone explain what " privileging

misinformation" means. I'm clearly not as sharp as I once was.

[tblue37]

4. It means putting stuff that is not true (especially if you KNOW it's not true)

on equal footing with facts that should be presented AS facts, not as one side of a bothsiderist conundrum.

In fact, all too often, right-wing misinformation is given the primary position in a headline, with the actual truth tucked in a little sidecar.

[marybourg]

7. Ahhh. Thanx.

We used to use the phrase "trumped up" for something like that.

[Newest Reality]

3. You know,

If you pay attention, there is a lot of that softened wording used in articles, etc. That stands out when you consider that they are putting it in ways that makes rather egregious behaviors seem sort of somewhat kind of suggest maybe that, etc.

There is something seriously wrong with that and I wonder if they are downplaying it or being fearful. It makes no sense to sugarcoat this or act like definitive terms are a way of being biased. Tell it like it is!!!

Has anyone else noticed that, especially lately with Trump, or they are, "allegedly showing a potential to possibly do something like that." at least

[tblue37]

5. Yes--they use a lot of weasel words. nt

[Newest Reality]

6. Ah,

There you go. That's the way to put it.

Weasel words!

Thanks.