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The Flicker Effect
20 Dec 2012 11:39 #3
by ScienceChic
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
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Journalism just ain't what it used to be.
I've had arguments with people before that television news is a lot worse than print news - because it's visual, it affects us emotionally so much worse than a print article that you have time to digest and analyze critically for content, and don't get bombarded with disturbing images and lack of time to process what you are seeing. Because TV is on 24/7 they will throw out anything they hear just to be first, without spending time to fact-check, or investigate. They absolutely offer that emotional high and people get hooked on it, and don't ask "what aren't they covering" or "what did they get wrong". I don't know if the fix will happen at the media level first without people complaining and/or turning them off, or if it will take people finally getting disgusted enough and realizing that they are receiving crappy service from these "news" stations to force the media to improve. Probably a little of both, but I don't see it happening anytime soon - our society doesn't value critical thinking and people wait for others to step up and do something first, rather than doing it themselves.
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I've had arguments with people before that television news is a lot worse than print news - because it's visual, it affects us emotionally so much worse than a print article that you have time to digest and analyze critically for content, and don't get bombarded with disturbing images and lack of time to process what you are seeing. Because TV is on 24/7 they will throw out anything they hear just to be first, without spending time to fact-check, or investigate. They absolutely offer that emotional high and people get hooked on it, and don't ask "what aren't they covering" or "what did they get wrong". I don't know if the fix will happen at the media level first without people complaining and/or turning them off, or if it will take people finally getting disgusted enough and realizing that they are receiving crappy service from these "news" stations to force the media to improve. Probably a little of both, but I don't see it happening anytime soon - our society doesn't value critical thinking and people wait for others to step up and do something first, rather than doing it themselves.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =1&theater
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
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20 Dec 2012 12:11 #7
by Martin Ent Inc
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