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What is something that you pay attention to that most other people do not? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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[–] Lost_My_Mind 2 points 5 months ago

It goes deeper than that. EVERY news agency has a bias/agenda. They may accurately report the facts of an event that happened, but slant the context as to why.

By reading multiple, even oppositional news sources, you can get an idea of what is happening.

Nobody has a news cast that goes:

Good evening and welcome to the news. 3 teenagers are dead after a drive-by shooting on Rainer Street at 3pm. No suspect has been charged or identified. NEXT STORY. A man attemped to rob the Alvins Jewelers on Swanson Rd late last night after hours. The would-be-theif then became trapped in the stores security system, and arrested when police arrived. NEXT STORY.

Nobody does that. It's 20% facts 80% filler.