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Related: About this forumMedia accountability? It's new and strange to me, but I think I like it
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/06/27/news-organizations-including-one-unintentionally-misinformed-public-guns
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Media accountability? It's new and strange to me, but I think I like it (Original Post)
The Polack MSgt
Jun 2017
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ileus
(15,396 posts)1. The media is invested in doing their part to destroy the 2A.
And they take that job seriously....no matter what they have to peddle.
sarisataka
(21,598 posts)2. Nice article
It shows how stats are manipulated and misrepresented. They can even be expanded, whether intentionally or not, to go far beyond what was originally measured.
And of course if someone who values agenda over facts likes what a statistic says they are far less likely to ever question the validity of that statistic.

discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,630 posts)3. "Media accountability" ???
https://www.democraticunderground.com/11729858#post69
"High powered (assault) rifle" ... an oxymoron by definition.
IMHO "Media accountability" is also an oxymoron.
"High powered (assault) rifle" ... an oxymoron by definition.
IMHO "Media accountability" is also an oxymoron.

The Polack MSgt
(13,532 posts)4. Tried to be sarcastic enough in the title to send that same message
I was just surprised and pleased that at least this organization in this instance corrected the record - and gave a back brief on how it happened
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,630 posts)5. It is surprising and rare (IMHO) how often a correction occurs...
...especially regarding gun violence and crime. Refreshing!