| One thing I hate about the world we live in now 14:49 - Oct 23 with 2986 views | Blueastheycome |
Is news outlets using sensationalist headlines and words to describe incidents/events.
I.e. the evacuation of Birmingham airport.. with one news outlet using the word “chaos” as people are being evacuated from the terminals.
Here is a definition of chaos
a state of utter confusion or disorder
1. a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
However, in the videos I’ve seen, people are complying with orders to evacuate and despite the natural sense of nervousness, they are responding in a calmly and orderly fashion to leave the terminals etc.
I do think we are often short changed by modern day news reporting and no wonder modern day society lives in a heightened state of hyper vigilance. Makes me wonder where it’s all going if we don’t all eat ourselves beforehand.
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| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 14:56 - Oct 23 with 2540 views | Keno |
I have a friend who is retired journalist who held a senior position with a national newspaper
20 years ago he predicted the effect of rolling 24 hour news in that firstly news wouldnt stop be reported as 'fact' but sensationalised. Secondly news outlets, because of the time they have to fill. would stop reporting those 'facts' and start driving the story by speculating on how a story could developed so much so that speculation would become 'the fact' |  |
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| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 14:56 - Oct 23 with 2535 views | Miaow |
Blueastheycome SLAMS news outlets in scathing ATTACK on modern journalism |  |
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| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 15:06 - Oct 23 with 2491 views | Blueastheycome |
| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 14:56 - Oct 23 by Miaow |
Blueastheycome SLAMS news outlets in scathing ATTACK on modern journalism |
Blueastheycome left in CHAOS after witty response by MIAOW | | | |
| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 15:08 - Oct 23 with 2478 views | Blueastheycome |
| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 14:56 - Oct 23 by Keno |
I have a friend who is retired journalist who held a senior position with a national newspaper
20 years ago he predicted the effect of rolling 24 hour news in that firstly news wouldnt stop be reported as 'fact' but sensationalised. Secondly news outlets, because of the time they have to fill. would stop reporting those 'facts' and start driving the story by speculating on how a story could developed so much so that speculation would become 'the fact' |
You’re friend was not wrong.
Is he a bloodline relative of nostradamus by any chance? | | | |
| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 15:40 - Oct 23 with 2345 views | ElephantintheRoom |
Presumably there is a bit of chaos though with people separated from their luggage and their flights, diverted flights, facing the ghastly prospect of spending the night in Brum?
Personally I find the prevention of the news as ‘stories’ somewhat annoying - and the presentation of speculation as news weeks before an event - eg the budget. |  |
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| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 15:46 - Oct 23 with 2348 views | NedPlimpton |
Remember when the BBC news and sports apps used to only give you alerts on massive news stories. TWTD |  | | |
| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 15:55 - Oct 23 with 2320 views | JimmyJazz |
Surely the Sun were doing this years ago - Gotcha! and Zip Me Up Before You Go-Go |  |
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| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 15:55 - Oct 23 with 2319 views | Keno |
| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 15:08 - Oct 23 by Blueastheycome |
You’re friend was not wrong.
Is he a bloodline relative of nostradamus by any chance? |
not sure, but he looks like Sid James | |
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| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 15:56 - Oct 23 with 2311 views | bsw72 |
The standard of modern news coverage today is so dumbed down and sensationalised it is embarrassing.
And don't even start me on giving a platform to the "general" public for comments, for example, on the BBC News site, one of the updates below in quotes, with terms such as "describe being stranded".
There has been a security alert at the terminal and are being held on places whjile on the tarmac FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY. They are not stranded, but being held on their planes with cabin crew - stranded means left without the means to move, not being prevented from moving under supervision. FFS, it boils my piss.
"Facebook users describe being stranded on tarmac during evacuation
published at 15:27
15:27
Frustrated travellers are weighing in on a Facebook post warning passengers to avoid the airport.
Some have described being struck on the tarmac, with passengers not allowed to disembark from their planes.
"Sat on a plane in the airport - been here an hour already," one user replies to the Birmingham Airport post.
"My mum is stuck on a plane on the runway in Birmingham on return from Spain. No one is allowed off plane," another adds." |  | | |
| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 16:02 - Oct 23 with 2297 views | NthQldITFC |
See also BBC News channel (and others) with a rolling 'BREAKING NEWS:' red bar at the bottom which often has things which happened six hours ago, sometimes of the calibre of 'Larry the cat has had a sh!t on the doorstep of No. 10'
If there's no BREAKING NEWS! turn the bloody scroller off y'c***s, you're not the Starship bleedin' Enterprise! [Post edited 23 Oct 2024 16:02]
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| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 16:17 - Oct 23 with 2236 views | blueasfook |
| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 15:06 - Oct 23 by Blueastheycome |
Blueastheycome left in CHAOS after witty response by MIAOW |
Don't try to call yourself Blueas by the way. I am Blueas and have been for years. You can be BlueasTC OK? |  |
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| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 16:27 - Oct 23 with 2182 views | Blueastheycome |
| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 16:17 - Oct 23 by blueasfook |
Don't try to call yourself Blueas by the way. I am Blueas and have been for years. You can be BlueasTC OK? |
I reject this notion
Regards,
Blueas (the original) | | | |
| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 16:29 - Oct 23 with 2174 views | TractorWood |
| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 16:02 - Oct 23 by NthQldITFC |
See also BBC News channel (and others) with a rolling 'BREAKING NEWS:' red bar at the bottom which often has things which happened six hours ago, sometimes of the calibre of 'Larry the cat has had a sh!t on the doorstep of No. 10'
If there's no BREAKING NEWS! turn the bloody scroller off y'c***s, you're not the Starship bleedin' Enterprise! [Post edited 23 Oct 2024 16:02]
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I hate when they use breaking news for things that are entirely predictable.
BREAKING NEWS: ROYALS LAND IN AUSTRALIA
Well, they left Singapore 10 hours ago, so that's not really particularly surprising. |  |
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| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 17:02 - Oct 23 with 2105 views | bournemouthblue |
| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 14:56 - Oct 23 by Keno |
I have a friend who is retired journalist who held a senior position with a national newspaper
20 years ago he predicted the effect of rolling 24 hour news in that firstly news wouldnt stop be reported as 'fact' but sensationalised. Secondly news outlets, because of the time they have to fill. would stop reporting those 'facts' and start driving the story by speculating on how a story could developed so much so that speculation would become 'the fact' |
The problem with rolling news is it becomes competitive, they are all trying to get the viewers and to do that, they have to be the most entertaining
There was an ex-SAS guy saying all the media turning up at this event (whatever the attack had been) is exactly what they want
But it's the reality of how they cover news now, sadly |  |
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| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 17:24 - Oct 23 with 2072 views | Illinoisblue |
| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 16:29 - Oct 23 by TractorWood |
I hate when they use breaking news for things that are entirely predictable.
BREAKING NEWS: ROYALS LAND IN AUSTRALIA
Well, they left Singapore 10 hours ago, so that's not really particularly surprising. |
I remember years ago watching CNN and they said “coming up after the break, we’ll have breaking news…”
By definition, if you’re going to a commercial break first, whatever news you’re selling is not breaking. |  |
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| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 17:26 - Oct 23 with 2062 views | factual_blue |
| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 14:56 - Oct 23 by Keno |
I have a friend who is retired journalist who held a senior position with a national newspaper
20 years ago he predicted the effect of rolling 24 hour news in that firstly news wouldnt stop be reported as 'fact' but sensationalised. Secondly news outlets, because of the time they have to fill. would stop reporting those 'facts' and start driving the story by speculating on how a story could developed so much so that speculation would become 'the fact' |
A former journalist friend used the example of the sudden closure of a Bury St Edmunds restaurant. The EADT simply copied and pasted what the restaurant's website said, and made no attempt to investigate further. At the very least, he said, in his day they'd have tried to speak to the business owner.
Why have journalists when you've got twitter? |  |
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| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 17:32 - Oct 23 with 2048 views | Keno |
| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 17:26 - Oct 23 by factual_blue |
A former journalist friend used the example of the sudden closure of a Bury St Edmunds restaurant. The EADT simply copied and pasted what the restaurant's website said, and made no attempt to investigate further. At the very least, he said, in his day they'd have tried to speak to the business owner.
Why have journalists when you've got twitter? |
I can certainly see some glaring pot holes in the way news gets reported | |
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| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 18:30 - Oct 23 with 1985 views | Guthrum |
Don't think ... feel. |  |
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| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 18:37 - Oct 23 with 1951 views | positivity |
| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 16:17 - Oct 23 by blueasfook |
Don't try to call yourself Blueas by the way. I am Blueas and have been for years. You can be BlueasTC OK? |
can't you just be fookers to avoid confusion? | |
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| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 18:40 - Oct 23 with 1930 views | ronnyd |
| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 15:56 - Oct 23 by bsw72 |
The standard of modern news coverage today is so dumbed down and sensationalised it is embarrassing.
And don't even start me on giving a platform to the "general" public for comments, for example, on the BBC News site, one of the updates below in quotes, with terms such as "describe being stranded".
There has been a security alert at the terminal and are being held on places whjile on the tarmac FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY. They are not stranded, but being held on their planes with cabin crew - stranded means left without the means to move, not being prevented from moving under supervision. FFS, it boils my piss.
"Facebook users describe being stranded on tarmac during evacuation
published at 15:27
15:27
Frustrated travellers are weighing in on a Facebook post warning passengers to avoid the airport.
Some have described being struck on the tarmac, with passengers not allowed to disembark from their planes.
"Sat on a plane in the airport - been here an hour already," one user replies to the Birmingham Airport post.
"My mum is stuck on a plane on the runway in Birmingham on return from Spain. No one is allowed off plane," another adds." |
Hope there's no one on the planes with a prostate problem.  | | | |
| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 20:15 - Oct 23 with 1816 views | Bigalhunter |
| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 15:06 - Oct 23 by Blueastheycome |
Blueastheycome left in CHAOS after witty response by MIAOW |
Just needed to slip an ‘unprecedented’ in there somewhere. |  |
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| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 20:45 - Oct 23 with 1755 views | TheBlueGnu |
A typical example of sensationalist journalism occurred back in 1976 - so it isn't just a modern phenomenon. When George Roper and his wife Mildred moved from their flat to a modern upmarket housing estate in Hampton Wick, the Molesey Evening News reported:- "FOURMILES GET NEW NEIGHBOURS - WILL THEIR HOME BE DEVALUED?" George even brought his motorbike and sidecar with him. | |
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| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 21:14 - Oct 23 with 1692 views | Bigalhunter |
| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 20:45 - Oct 23 by TheBlueGnu |
A typical example of sensationalist journalism occurred back in 1976 - so it isn't just a modern phenomenon. When George Roper and his wife Mildred moved from their flat to a modern upmarket housing estate in Hampton Wick, the Molesey Evening News reported:- "FOURMILES GET NEW NEIGHBOURS - WILL THEIR HOME BE DEVALUED?" George even brought his motorbike and sidecar with him. |
ASBO Roper dopes make us sick say angry residents in Hampton Wick.
Seem to recall that one in The Sun late 70’s? | |
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| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 22:50 - Oct 23 with 1516 views | Churchman |
My chums and I were talking about this out in Spain last week and you are right. Headlines don’t match reality half the time. The same applies to strap lines on news articles. Sensational headline to get you reading it, nothing much by way of content or at least nothing that relates to it.
I think the media have a lot to answer for. |  | | |
| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 23:37 - Oct 23 with 1436 views | TheBlueGnu |
| One thing I hate about the world we live in now on 21:14 - Oct 23 by Bigalhunter |
ASBO Roper dopes make us sick say angry residents in Hampton Wick.
Seem to recall that one in The Sun late 70’s? |
That's absolutely correct. When Mildred's brother-in-law Humphrey came to visit early in September 1976, his Merc was scratched outside the house. | |
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