Extract Two (2) Posts by Packratt1145: #43. To: misterwhite (#7)
packrat1145 posted on 2016-07-01 22:54:46 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
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#44. To: Deckard, misterwhite, Pinguinite, Gatlin, nativist nationalist (#0)
packrat1145 posted on 2016-07-02 1:15:13 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
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It is unfortunate that the extended use of the Agenda-Setting Theory (AST) -- which I refer to as Yellow Journalism (YJ) -- has become too prevalent in the communications media. Many journalists have decided their job is to set the agenda instead of using the old fashion time-proven journalistic method of reporting who, what, where, when, why and sometimes how. This YJ is fast become the norm and we need look no further than the recent University of Virginia (UV) gang rape story for evidence of this. The YJ articles never connect all the dots to accurately report the facts. I am criticized for sometime posting information from Huffington Post (HP) on LF. There is openly stated prejudice against HP because of their overtly liberal commentary and I understand this. I have responded to the chastisement for occasionally using HP as a source by stating: Facts are facts, wherever you can find them. The limited-learning individuals who so quickly condemn HP fail to realize that HP was among the first, and probably the very first, of the alternatives news aggregators to expose and tear into those originating and propagating the concocted UV gang rape story. I find it happing more often than not that journalists are taking advantage of the weak-minded but seemingly educated readers who apparently do not wish to expend the energy or have no stamina to face a personal responsibility to get the facts
before they quickly rush to judgments or make snap decisions and post those on LF based solely on biased information and sometimes outright lies.
When I read these YJ articles for understanding and critical analysis, I always approach from the other side expecting to discover discrepancies
as I feel Packrat has so complementary done is his two posts. For my efforts, I was recently tagged with Searcher of Truth as a moniker. I accept the left-handed compliment and now wear the new title proudly as I continue to find this aggressive agenda setting is rapidly becoming the modus operandi for young journalists. I place blame on these authors of YJ for doing this. I place more blame on the readers who do not question the narrative piece containing partial data and one-sided information reported only from those who have a vested personal interest in the story and possible financial reward from an obviously impending law suit.
How seemingly educated folks can so quickly go after the cheese in these JY article mousetraps the authors applying the AST set for them with partial-facts and sometimes fabricated information is quite puzzling. I fail to understand their reasoning, but I always find theyll scream louder that its the moral (agenda) of the story and not the validity of the story itself that deserves utmost attention. That there are a few bad cops, regardless whether there is truth or not in the current story they are reading, is enough justification for them to tear into the keyboard and start their condemnation process. It is so cult-nature predictable. Maybe there is hope that some day these individual will take on skepticism and simply stop placing full belief in YJ stories and thereby leave room for all YJ articles to become happenings with the boy who cried wolf results.