Media marching in lock step
How is it that all of the media, simultaneously, chooses to use the word “fiery” to describe a presidential speech? Absolutely all of them are using that word: Google News – Search
Search: Everything is racist
Guy on Twitter asked Google, “Is <insert topic> racist?” – and according to the Google search results essentially everything is racist including The list just goes on and on – and there are similar lists possible for asking “Is Y sexist?”
Fake News: Reuters mangles the story and has it backwards
Reuters says a pro-Palestine demonstrator is detained by the police. But they had it backwards – he’s an Israeli Arab and the police were protecting him from protesters. However, this individual may have a reputation for appearing at protests engaged in various behaviors per the comments to his original X post. Twitter Reuters has now changed the caption, but without posting a correction notice:
Media: Deadspin is dead’ish
Deadspin Guts Entire Staff After G/O Media Sells Site (thewrap.com) Deadspin was being sued for defamation after they targeted a 9-year-old boy – who is native American – for wearing an Indian headdress at an NFL game. The storyteller, Carron Phillips, was presumably laid off as part of the sale.
How would they know? “Most Americans say air travel is safe despite recent scares”
What expertise does the public have to form this opinion? Almost solely what the media tells them.