Is the Media “Race Obsessed?”

[Saint Frankenstein]

That’s unhelpful and ignores the issue.

It means the article is trash and so is the source. I didn't finish reading that crap.

 

[Watchmen]

It means the article is trash and so is the source. I didn't finish reading that crap.

I’m sure there’s a logical fallacy in there somewhere. Since you’re not interested in contributing to the thoughtful discussion please see yourself out.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

I’m sure there’s a logical fallacy in there somewhere. Since you’re not interested in contributing to the thoughtful discussion please see yourself out.

What thoughtful discussion? That trashy article didn't spark one and has been proven wrong that that case isn't being covered in the media. So what is there to discuss?

 

[Twilight Hue]

The media isn't race obsessed. It's money obsessed.

Media outlets exists to sell advertising. They need to capture people's attention so they can expose them to the advertising. And the media outlets have discovered that stories about racism, sexism, politics and social strife capture people's attention. So they look for those stories and exaggerate them as much as the can. Because the more attention they gain from it, the more money they make from the advertising.

The clickbait generation.

 

[Watchmen]

What thoughtful discussion? That trashy article didn't spark one and has been proven wrong that that case isn't being covered in the media. So what is there to discuss?

False. Article focused on national media, which was shown to be true. You didn’t bother reading the article so you have no standing to comment.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

False. Article focused on national media, which was shown to be true. You didn’t bother reading the article so you have no standing to comment.

Most murders don't make it to the national media. We have people shot to death all the time in my city and their names or faces aren't mentioned. Not every murder is going to generate a news frenzy.

 

[bobhikes]

So you don’t think the coverage would have been different if the races were reversed?

When was the last time there was a riot for a Black Child being shot?

 

[tytlyf]

When was the last time there was a riot for a Black Child being shot?

Tamir Rice? I don't think there was a riot. Riots occur when extreme injustice repeats itself.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

It was just mentioned on ABC World News Tonight.

 

[Watchmen]

When was the last time there was a riot for a Black Child being shot?

I don’t know.

 

[Watchmen]

It was just mentioned on ABC World News Tonight.

You didn’t read the article so you don’t get it. You don’t even know what we’re talking about as evidenced by the fact you think ABC mentioning it tonight somehow validates your point and contradicts what the author of the article said. Thanks for playing though.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

You didn’t read the article so you don’t get it. You don’t even know what we’re talking about as evidenced by the fact you think ABC mentioning it tonight somehow validates your point and contradicts what the author of the article said. Thanks for playing though.

Wasnt the article whining about the story not being covered in the national news?

 

[Watchmen]

When was the last time there was a riot for a Black Child being shot?

I don’t know.
Are you going to answer the question with anything of substance?

 

[Watchmen]

Wasnt the article whining about the story not being covered in the national news?

That’s part of it.

 

[bobhikes]

I don’t know.

@tytlyf Got it right paraphrasing there is no outcry when extreme injustice is done. All peoples of all races are opposed to the actions so the news story is Dropped extremely quickly. There is no public split murdering a child is wrong. When it comes to the police Killing an unarmed or innocent man there is a story. People quickly take both sides and unfortunately it becomes biased. In truth it is wrong that the police kill anyone that is innocent or unarmed and the police force needs better training but there is a Racial Bias that can be seen in the statistic's being overly one sided and the political response to these incidents. The fact that people refuse to believe the statistics indicates that it is embedded racism.