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Daily Kos || How the press distorts. McAuliffe edition
by k at 1:32 pm EST, Feb 2, 2004 |
here's a blurb that illustrates how the media can manipulate events however they want. essentially, they took an interview in which the DNC chair, McAuliffe, was discussing some of the candidates, and being very careful to be fair to them all, and made it sound like he was promoting John Kerry. This is the kind of irresponsible shit we all hate so much. I understand that the media is a big part of politics, and that to win in politics, media savviness is a game you have to play (Dean's major failing), but you should not, EVER, have to worry about wether the media will completely distort the intent of your words. It's criminal, or it should be... |
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RE: Daily Kos || How the press distorts. McAuliffe edition
by Decius at 10:00 pm EST, Feb 2, 2004 |
inignoct wrote:
] I understand that the media is a big part of politics, and
] that to win in politics, media savviness is a game you have to
] play (Dean's major failing), but you should not, EVER, have to
] worry about wether the media will completely distort the
] intent of your words. It's criminal, or it should be... Talk to people who deal with the press frequently. Nearly everything you read is misquoted. Nearly everything. Even the President. On TV they just take you out of context. They find a sound bite and put it somewhere else. Imagine talking to people every day and never saying a sentence that might be misconstrued out of context. Now you know what its like to be a PR person. The media is 100% corrupt. Nearly everything you see is a half truth. There is always another side to the story that you aren't getting. Even with simple stuff like local crime. If there is anything that hanging out in the computer underground for years taught me its that you can absolutely, positively, never, EVER, trust a journalist. |
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