Mad about the Media: The Media and Media Criticism Megathread

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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Debate & Discussion > Mad about the Media: The Media and Media Criticism Megathread

vyelkin: Jan 2, 2011

vyelkin fucked around with this message at 16:26 on Sep 4, 2021

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vyelkin: Jan 2, 2011

Here's a fun bit of media framing for you.

Headline:

The implication of that headline is that O'Rourke really destroyed whatever record Sanders set.

Reality:

He beat Sanders' total by 3%, and Sanders' total was four times the third-placed candidate.

That information comes ten paragraphs into a twelve-paragraph article, so most people won't get that far, they'll just see "O'Rourke smashed Sanders' record, that means O'Rourke is the clear frontrunner, the end."

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/18/beto-orourke-2020-campaign-fundraising-first-24-hours

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