What happened to real news reporting? Do you remember when the National Enquirer was considered outrageous?

2015-07-02T10:29:12-04:00

The competition to drive up ratings has led to headline sensational news stories in which the content of the story is often sensationalized and editorial bias is rampant. If there isn't a story then one will be created to get your attention, to up their ratings. Society jumps on the band wagon without having all the facts or doing research of their own. The days of just getting the facts are gone, besides who wants to read a boring news story? For example If the headline read, Chicago High School Holds Black Only Meeting To Encourage Students To Express Their Concerns. Would you read it or flip past it? Instead the headline reads, "Black Lives Matter Assembly Excludes Other Races" or "No Whites Allowed: Chicago Area High School Hosts Blacks Only Meeting". Do you see how this gets people to choose sides?

This is just an example of sensational news reporting please don't start debating race.

Do you actually take time to read the story or do you base your opinion on what you hear others say and on the headline?

Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made Jul 2 at 2015 10:30 AM

2015-07-02T10:30:27-04:00

The NE is NOT considered outrageous anymore????

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 2 at 2015 10:42 AM

2015-07-02T10:42:36-04:00

CPT Cannonie,
I definitely agreed everyone has an agenda. The news has become very sensationalized. The days when one can go to One network and get his news are over. Now one most go to a minimum of 4 different networks to get close to the truth.

Response by CW2 John Brookins made Jul 2 at 2015 10:45 AM

2015-07-02T10:45:58-04:00

It's a mess. I follow numerous news outlets and other sites for information. If I want to know anything about foreign news, policies, I am forced to look to foreign news outlets. US news media simply don't report anything of any value outside of the US and not much inside the US. US news media simply repeat comments by paid publicist.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 2 at 2015 11:29 AM

2015-07-02T11:29:08-04:00

In today's world of sensationalism & impossible crimes being solved in 30-60 minutes, Real news isn't reported because it takes too long to develop.

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jul 2 at 2015 12:17 PM

2015-07-02T12:17:57-04:00

I admit that "sensational headlines" spark my interest, but I also (generally) READ the article and form my own opinion.

Response by SFC Bhrett Sikkema made Jul 2 at 2015 4:37 PM

2015-07-02T16:37:47-04:00

Sensationalism sells and pushes ratings. The media is run by the political groups and the millionaires that own them. This is evident in the fact that on one channel its liberal on another its conservative and still another its not even reality. Local news is not bad in some areas but anything that calls itself international comes with a bias. Two channels to watch and get a good picture of the international climate are BBC, not BBC America, but the actual and Al Jazeera, which I find completely insane as only a couple of years ago they were the ones showing beheadings and mass shootings and everything they reported had an anti-America bent to it.