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The Extreme Potato 25 Oct, 2016 @ 4:15pm
Rant: Modern media is ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Seriously, look at media in general today and you can easily see how completely ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ retarded the whole thing is.

For a start, they completely sensationalise literally everything to the point where they're probably reporting more lies than actual fact. A great example of this is whenever a study shows something increases the risk of something negative happening. The media completely blows it out of proportion and claims that the thing actually causes the negative thing. eg when a study discovered red meat slightly increased the risk of cancer the newspapers started reporting it caused cancer, ruining alot of business who sold it.

Then there's the fact that some media outlets will outright lie about the things they're reporting on get people to support a certain view for no real reason besides the article writer wanted people to agree with them. This can lead to situations where large companies can lose millions of pounds simply due to the fact a biased article was written about them that painted them in a negative light. These writers can cost hundreds, if not thousands of people their jobs and get away with it for free.

That's not forgetting the fact that the media can actually decide who runs a country. With enough articles painting them in a negative light, any politician can fall and they know it. Why do you think they appease to the media so much with free interviews and donations? Because they know if they get on the medias bad side they could literally destroy their carrier in a matter of days. No one should have that kind of power...

There's a lot more to be written about here, but I don't have the time. But I do have a question, should I make these a regular thing? Would you want to see that or not?
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I Saw The DP Mashed 25 Oct, 2016 @ 4:16pm 
Anything for dem veews
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dino_inc 25 Oct, 2016 @ 4:20pm 
The title shoud be: 3 reasons modern media is doomed! Number 2 will shock you!

Also, media is really all forms of information; not all of it is corrupt and sensationalized, although most of it is. If it gets bad enough, people will begin to find new sources of news/information.
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Café de Joey 25 Oct, 2016 @ 4:22pm 
All your arguments are correct. However, its the most popular way people get information on modern events, so most use it, and thats what causes them to have that popularity.
And not all of it is bad.
Last edited by Café de Joey; 25 Oct, 2016 @ 4:22pm
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Fork_Q2 25 Oct, 2016 @ 4:25pm 
Originally posted by The Extreme Potato:
Seriously, look at media in general today and you can easily see how completely fucking retarded the whole thing is.

For a start, they completely sensationalise literally everything to the point where they're probably reporting more lies than actual fact. A great example of this is whenever a study shows something increases the risk of something negative happening. The media completely blows it out of proportion and claims that the thing actually causes the negative thing. eg when a study discovered red meat slightly increased the risk of cancer the newspapers started reporting it caused cancer, ruining alot of business who sold it.

Then there's the fact that some media outlets will outright lie about the things they're reporting on get people to support a certain view for no real reason besides the article writer wanted people to agree with them. This can lead to situations where large companies can lose millions of pounds simply due to the fact a biased article was written about them that painted them in a negative light. These writers can cost hundreds, if not thousands of people their jobs and get away with it for free.

That's not forgetting the fact that the media can actually decide who runs a country. With enough articles painting them in a negative light, any politician can fall and they know it. Why do you think they appease to the media so much with free interviews and donations? Because they know if they get on the medias bad side they could literally destroy their carrier in a matter of days. No one should have that kind of power...

There's a lot more to be written about here, but I don't have the time. But I do have a question, should I make these a regular thing? Would you want to see that or not?

Is any of this "new" or "modern" though?
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Fork_Q2 25 Oct, 2016 @ 4:31pm 
As for "deciding who runs the country", probably not true. People tend to read newspapers with an editorial stance they already agree with anyway.
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AUTOMATED GAY SPACE COMMUNISM 25 Oct, 2016 @ 5:35pm 
Originally posted by Fork_Q2:
As for "deciding who runs the country", probably not true. People tend to read newspapers with an editorial stance they already agree with anyway.
Publicity does play a role in deciding WHO gets to play the politics game, though. If you're a nobody with little to no coverage, then there's barely a chance you'd be able to get a civil office position.
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Fork_Q2 25 Oct, 2016 @ 5:38pm 
Originally posted by Hellewin:
Originally posted by Fork_Q2:
As for "deciding who runs the country", probably not true. People tend to read newspapers with an editorial stance they already agree with anyway.
Publicity does play a role in deciding WHO gets to play the politics game, though. If you're a nobody with little to no coverage, then there's barely a chance you'd be able to get a civil office position.

If you were never compelling to start with, people may be less inclined to read about you.
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bongbong 25 Oct, 2016 @ 5:39pm 
Anything to get those advertisers comin
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Evoxrus XV 25 Oct, 2016 @ 6:57pm 
Agreed.
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Naedmi 25 Oct, 2016 @ 11:09pm 
When I open the news on my browser, five or six headlines are something negative about Donald Trump.
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Blingie 26 Oct, 2016 @ 12:06am 
Mainstream media is pretty tainted, but luckily you have the option to look elsewhere

At least the news about weather hasn't been tainted... right? You Won't Believe How Hot It Will Be Tomorrow! More at 11.

FUCK
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Fork_Q2 26 Oct, 2016 @ 3:19am 
Originally posted by Blingie:
Mainstream media is pretty tainted, but luckily you have the option to look elsewhere

At least the news about weather hasn't been tainted... right? You Won't Believe How Hot It Will Be Tomorrow! More at 11.

FUCK

Actually, weather forecasters have a tendency to overestimate sunnier and more dramatic weather conditions for views.
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