sad to say but the cable news medium played right into the Trump machine... free near unlimited coverage. #sadbad
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All MSM played that hand. Corporations own MSM and are only interested in profit(ratings).
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That's pure sophistry and again ignores the reason the left lost. Here's part of why the left lost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLG9g7BcjKs …
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They're not mutually exclusive. Media inflated perception of social problems, Trump spoke to that perception but Clinton failed to
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Yes they are, one accuses normal Americans of exagerrating real problems, essentially says we're deluded.
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Trump said things about crime that are demonstrably false, and people responded to it. That doesn't mean they don't have real concerns too
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If you expect perfect truth from politicians, I've got bridges to sell you. Trumps message resonated with reality.
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No, it resonated with a perceived reality - one not corroborated by data - at least on some issues, that's the whole point of the article
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No, it resonated with reality. http://ijr.com/2014/06/145906-watch-city-detroit-fall-apart-eyes/ …
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Pictures =/= hard data! Detroit is an anecdote, not a trend.
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Defense is to reveal decency, but will it sell papers? This may be another indirect argument for
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Me: Obliged to fact/truth? Major Network TV News Director: "Obliged to report news in entertaining manner." Misaligned incentives.
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It's always been true that: Man's failures are on the front page, man's successes are on the sports page. Web-based info though...
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stay in your echo chamber for the next 4-8 years if you want, swapping the same stories in the same social circle
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Good read. No outright lies - but the usual misleading statements that bother many about the NYT, media in general.pic.twitter.com/Y9D8jT9sZV
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just curious, how is this misleading?
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Illegal immigrants, 2nd gen different, bad data etc. If more curious:http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/the-problem-with-downplaying-immigrant-crime/399905/ …
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Fear sells better. It's why there's so much cynicism.
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LESS whites and MORE non-whites (%wise) voted for Trump than Romney. But why look at evidence? Lets just mentally masturbate.
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