Quote Originally Posted by The_Imp_ZA View Post
It's a bit of a catch 22. News outlets make sensationalist news because viewers read that the most. Viewers like sensationalism so the news outlets write those kinds of articles. Unfortunately I don't see this changing, until something changes that makes people prefer levelheadedness and not sensationalism.

It makes me quite annoyed because this is the information age. Keeping yourself ignorant or reading complete tosh should not be happening. People hardly ever fact check, and take whatever information that gets dished out with open mouths. They just accpet whatever they're told as fact.



This post is so deep, it really contributes to the discussion. [emoji14]
Yeah that's the primary issue. When you know that something will work, regardless of the ethics of the matter, it's difficult to want to change your approach to something. In this case good journalism.

Like you touched upon. The fault lies primarily with the audience for not only fostering the environment where such sensationalism is possible and palatable; but also expected to some degree.

Unfortunately for us confirmation bias is a serious issue that plagues us. And as long as it persists in someone's mind; they are far less likely to even want to hear level headed and constructive debate and argument lest it happen to shake apart the idea of the world they so stringently cling to in their minds