Many stories reporting on the #collegeadmissionsscandal seem to be deliberately emphasizing two celebs over the far more numerous execs/CEOs because it's a more salacious.
And it is. But that almost perfectly reproduces several of the underlying causes – on brand for 2018 media.pic.twitter.com/RfJ5z7rgq0
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"This is an apple." What does that even mean? "Our job is to report the facts." There are lots of them. How do you decide? "Facts first." In relation to what people need to know?
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"Yes, what they want to know." No you see that's different. The whole premise of objectivity's value is that we recognize the stakes are high and people want to mislead us. If you're just responding to what people subjectively desire then, facts or not, it's still entertainment.
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"But it's true." So is reality television. "No it's not. Sure, they have real people but they are mostly just general personality abstractions. It's not biographical. Plus, producers also wash in staged events with the real ones to make the show more exciting. It's different.pic.twitter.com/PNBHexYDVY
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