My biggest issue with the mainstream media is not the accuracy, but it is the bias which comes through in the form of False Narratives. Reporting only facts which fits your narrative and over-hyping those facts and making them sound really scary is often used to create a false picture of reality. False Narratives are just as an effective propaganda tool in stirring up hatred and divisions than out and out lies. Arguably even more effective since there is 'truth' behind them. I tend to trust the facts that are presented, but not the narrative.
This thread is not for Fake News, because that is not the biggest problem in reporting. This thread will focus on and document False Narratives, which have a tendency to surround stirring up racial tension.
This week's Second Amendment Rally in Virginia is a prime example. The false narrative spun by numerous MSM souces was that a bunch of dangerous white nationalists will be storming into Virginia which will inevitably lead to violence. The rally turned out to be excessively peaceful and clean with the only arrest was of some lady for wearing a bandanna over her face (concealing your identity in public is illegal in the state). Here are examples of some of the spinning of this narrative:
Ben Collins another NBC reporter tweeted “Reporters covering tomorrow’s white nationalist rally…Don’t become a hero in the neo-Nazi propaganda circles with made up stuff.”
Maurice DuBoise, fill in anchor on CBS Evening News, stated there was ““The tightened security came after more than a week of threats and violence and the governor after he declared a state of emergency.” There were arrests from threats by a white militia/supremist group, but I have no idea what violence she is referring to.
MSNBC Anchor: "Right now thousands of gun-rights activists, white nationalists, militia groups—all swarming the Virginia state capitol in Richmond,"
Interesting spin from Washington Post's coverage: "Chants of 'U-S-A, U-S-A' broke out every few minutes, but by 10:15 a.m. there were no signs of violence or conflict with law enforcement officers." Obviously people who chant “U-S-A, U-S-A” are prone to violence.
Gabe Gutierrez reporter for NBC and MSNBC tweeted a picture of the rally and captioned it ‘Chants of “we will not comply” from gun rights protesters in Richmond’ as the crowd was actually saying the Pledge of Allegiance.
Jeff Pegues of CBS in an alarming voice on his coverage of the event: “22,000 gun-rights supporters came out today, many armed to the teeth, some dressed in fatigues, others with handguns on their hips, and rifles draped across their chests.”
This thread is not for Fake News, because that is not the biggest problem in reporting. This thread will focus on and document False Narratives, which have a tendency to surround stirring up racial tension.
This week's Second Amendment Rally in Virginia is a prime example. The false narrative spun by numerous MSM souces was that a bunch of dangerous white nationalists will be storming into Virginia which will inevitably lead to violence. The rally turned out to be excessively peaceful and clean with the only arrest was of some lady for wearing a bandanna over her face (concealing your identity in public is illegal in the state). Here are examples of some of the spinning of this narrative:
Ben Collins another NBC reporter tweeted “Reporters covering tomorrow’s white nationalist rally…Don’t become a hero in the neo-Nazi propaganda circles with made up stuff.”
Maurice DuBoise, fill in anchor on CBS Evening News, stated there was ““The tightened security came after more than a week of threats and violence and the governor after he declared a state of emergency.” There were arrests from threats by a white militia/supremist group, but I have no idea what violence she is referring to.
MSNBC Anchor: "Right now thousands of gun-rights activists, white nationalists, militia groups—all swarming the Virginia state capitol in Richmond,"
Interesting spin from Washington Post's coverage: "Chants of 'U-S-A, U-S-A' broke out every few minutes, but by 10:15 a.m. there were no signs of violence or conflict with law enforcement officers." Obviously people who chant “U-S-A, U-S-A” are prone to violence.
Gabe Gutierrez reporter for NBC and MSNBC tweeted a picture of the rally and captioned it ‘Chants of “we will not comply” from gun rights protesters in Richmond’ as the crowd was actually saying the Pledge of Allegiance.
Jeff Pegues of CBS in an alarming voice on his coverage of the event: “22,000 gun-rights supporters came out today, many armed to the teeth, some dressed in fatigues, others with handguns on their hips, and rifles draped across their chests.”