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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIn retrospect, how often does the national media get it wrong, at first?
just on important stuff.
how much credence do you give them in real time?
what do they do, or not do that bothers you the most?
sorry to pry, just wondering.
merrily
(45,251 posts)People tend to believe most what they hear or read first. Take it from there.
reddread
(6,896 posts)not a sliver of daylight between.
merrily
(45,251 posts)reddread
(6,896 posts)good sex.
Lurks Often
(5,455 posts)The media cares more about ratings and having the latest "breaking" news then being accurate.
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)Instead I pay attention to 'facts' that appear to be confirmed, and then apply those facts as filters to rule out various explanatory theories. In other words I do my own analysis. It ain't rocket science.
2pooped2pop
(5,420 posts)then they are told what to say so basically we never know if we ever get the real story on anything.
reddread
(6,896 posts)in the publics interest.
thats my gripe.
just a tragic betrayal.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)and the circus of errors settles down to something the establishment can live with.