Saturday, June 20, 2015

What I dislike about news is they report on stuff before it actually happens. For example, let's say Obama gives a speech on global warming. You'll find an article a day or two before that says, "Obama today is expected to talk about global warming. In it, he'll..." After it happens, they'll tweak the tenses from future to past, add in some quotations, and rest is more or less the same. I understand that the business runs on being first to report, but I feel you're making the story before it happens. Like, the writer of the article already has his point of view decided before it's actually happened, so it's almost inconsequential whether Obama has made that speech or not. I'd rather they just write a paragraph saying, "Obama is expected to give a speech today about climate change at 2:30 tomorrow, which can be watched on these channels..." And then afterward give the analysis instead of before.

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