Charlottesville

[Nearly Sane]

I really dislike the Indy's handling of this. I hate having untrustworthy news outlets and the Indy used to be so respected.

Just to note, I don't think any news outlet is close to being trustworthy currently. In many cases, not that they are deliberately so but that we use a lot more emotional content across the board in reporting.

[Rhiannon]

I'm not sure that it's ever been any different in the sense that there's always been media bias - after all that is why the Indy was founded. It is more shrill these days maybe.

The thing with the Indy headline though is that it was a blatant piece of misrepresentation worthy of Fpx News. Being charitable, I wonder if the intern that was asked to write it didn't actually understand what May was saying.

[Nearly Sane]

I'm not sure that it's ever been any different in the sense that there's always been media bias - after all that is why the Indy was founded. It is more shrill these days maybe.

The thing with the Indy headline though is that it was a blatant piece of misrepresentation worthy of Fpx News. Being charitable, I wonder if the intern that was asked to write it didn't actually understand what May was saying.

Agree there has been bias but mostly it was easily recognisable and you could adjust. My personal bugbear is that we seem to get a lot more emotion in reports from such as the BBC where things are 'horrendous' and 'shocking'. Once you do that the bias is introduced binding unconsciously because the reporters think such terns are needed.

[Rhiannon]

Agree there has been bias but mostly it was easily recognisable and you could adjust. My personal bugbear is that we seem to get a lot more emotion in reports from such as the BBC where things are 'horrendous' and 'shocking'. Once you do that the bias is introduced binding unconsciously because the reporters think such terns are needed.

I remember years ago the BBC news reporting England losing in some football tournament or other as 'harrowing'. Offensive and pointless hyperbole - and it was so long ago Tony Adams was captain. Was it ever thus?

As an aside, I can't watch the BBC news any more as they seem to be pitching at the Janet and John level.

[Nearly Sane]

I think it's been a gradual process and while it's simplistic and not where it started, Diana's funeral was a changing point. Sports has always been somewhat hyperbolic and may be where the infection started.

[Rhiannon]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40946386

Blimey.

[floo]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40946386

Blimey.

Good for them.

[JP]

Not that you ever see these images on the BBC and the rest of the MSM but I have seen lots of footage taken by /of people at this and other demonstrations who dress in black, often wear helmets, nearly all cover their faces and many of them carry baseball bats.

No idea why they do not get any airtime.

[SteveH]

https://www.facebook.com/JefferiesShow/videos/1743909145909483/?hc_ref=ARQTvYaZM94ETAP7dQ5K8gr780igya8xgi6W7-THi3dgWC_zHsqJU9X80jvr98CDiuQ&fref=gs&hc_location=group