First of all, all news outlets are in the business of making money. Most of that money comes from advertising. In order to have companies willing to pay big bucks to these media outlets, they need to know how many people they will reach.
Mainstream media has to spin whatever news is out there to try to sway viewers/readers to choose them over someone else. In some cases, that involves a restatement o facts or giving a story more airtime than what's needed. They use fear mongering and shock value to grab your attention then continue to look for angles that will keep you from changing the channel or putting the paper down.
News outlets should be reporting the news without opinion. That's their job. They should not resemble shopping channels trying to get you to buy their point of view. But, sadly, that happens every day.
For example, instead of just reporting all shootings equally, they look for an angle to keep you watching/reading. If all lives matter, then why focus on the race or national origin of the shooter? Can't two people have an argument that ends in tragedy without it having something to do with race, religion or heritage? According to maintstream media, no.
Even if there has been no motive for the crime reported, they will throw in a comment like, 'There is no word if race was a motive at this time.' Then why say it? Because they know some people out there will grab that statement and run with it. They have just created an atmosphere of hate and suspicion. Soon, that will spread through social media and begin to trend. More and more people will tune in or log in to read the story.
Have they done this to fairly and accurately report a news story? No, they have done this to create news and grab a larger share of advertising revenue and make money.
If you notice, any story that can't be used to create fear and panic, is quickly gone. There is no value to them in analyzing to death a shooting or other crime involving people of similar backgrounds. What this selective reporting does to the general public is create a fear and distrust of someone who is different.
Until the general public realizes they are being manipulated by this, they will continue to do it. There's nothing to stop them. What saddens me is the number of people who accept their version of the 'news' as fact. Their actions and reactions create more news in marches, riots and demonstrations.
Let's put news outlets back in the business if reporting news, not creating it.
News outlets should be reporting the news without opinion. That's their job. They should not resemble shopping channels trying to get you to buy their point of view. But, sadly, that happens every day.
For example, instead of just reporting all shootings equally, they look for an angle to keep you watching/reading. If all lives matter, then why focus on the race or national origin of the shooter? Can't two people have an argument that ends in tragedy without it having something to do with race, religion or heritage? According to maintstream media, no.
Even if there has been no motive for the crime reported, they will throw in a comment like, 'There is no word if race was a motive at this time.' Then why say it? Because they know some people out there will grab that statement and run with it. They have just created an atmosphere of hate and suspicion. Soon, that will spread through social media and begin to trend. More and more people will tune in or log in to read the story.
Have they done this to fairly and accurately report a news story? No, they have done this to create news and grab a larger share of advertising revenue and make money.
If you notice, any story that can't be used to create fear and panic, is quickly gone. There is no value to them in analyzing to death a shooting or other crime involving people of similar backgrounds. What this selective reporting does to the general public is create a fear and distrust of someone who is different.
Until the general public realizes they are being manipulated by this, they will continue to do it. There's nothing to stop them. What saddens me is the number of people who accept their version of the 'news' as fact. Their actions and reactions create more news in marches, riots and demonstrations.
Let's put news outlets back in the business if reporting news, not creating it.
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