Don Lemon, Joy Reid criticize Gabby Petito story over race

[Chris]

Even then, I don't think that's the underlying focus... Race relations between black and white folks sells high on the ratings chart in this country, just a fact of life... The OJ trial for instance, sold very high. The Rodney King fiasco, sold very high... How many people give a crap about white on white or black on black crime? If you want to blame someone, blame the public... This is the crap we, the people, are interested in...

I remember back in the early 2000s, I saw this contrast... A) A bomb goes of in Israel... Got about 30 second of attention on the news channel. B) Britney Spears went to church... I heard about that crap for about a week.

What I'm saying is that's what the media and some politicians sell. I'm not buying it.

[invictus]

Britney Spears went to Church?

Atleast once, yes... I remember that crap because again, they covered it for like a week... With stupid lines before the commercial break like "what is Britney trying to tell us?"

[Chris]

Britney Spears went to Church?

A month ago she declared she Catholic. (I just looked it up.)

[invictus]

What I'm saying is that's what the media and some politicians sell. I'm not buying it.

Media sells you what you pretty much want to see and hear... Even online, they have perfected the algorithms so that the news that is presented to you, matches your world views.. That's how they captivate your attention...

Politicians lie... That's just a fact of life. Often times they do it with the belief that it's for the greater good but they lie nonetheless.

So pick your favorite politician, whoever that might be and realize that he/she is a $#@!ing liar... It comes with the job.

[invictus]

A month ago she declared she Catholic. (I just looked it up.)

The time I'm talking about was like 2003-04 or somewhere close to that. I remember it in contrast to the bomb in Israel as even then I thought that in the wake of 9-11, they'd cover instances of terrorism a lot more than they did... But Britney Spears, that they cover.

[Chris]

Media sells you what you pretty much want to see and hear... Even online, they have perfected the algorithms so that the news that is presented to you, matches your world views.. That's how they captivate your attention...

Politicians lie... That's just a fact of life. Often times they do it with the belief that it's for the greater good but they lie nonetheless.

So pick your favorite politician, whoever that might be and realize that he/she is a $#@!ing liar... It comes with the job.

That may have been the case but in the last few decades the media has turned from journalism to advocacy, much of it aligned with leftist agenda.

[invictus]

That may have been the case but in the last few decades the media has turned from journalism to advocacy, much of it aligned with leftist agenda.

To be honest, I think they are copying the Fox model in that regard. Simply because it's successful... The internet also followed this business model. So whatever links you get, just realize that they are custom to your views and biases.

[Peter1469]

I wouldn't say it's racism but when have we ever had a national media fuss over a black person mission...

That said, it's really in bad taste to make those connections.

News Max pointed this out and did an extensive story on a missing black woman.

[invictus]

News Max pointed this out and did an extensive story on a missing black woman.

Something tells me it didn't get quite the attention.

[Peter1469]

Something tells me it didn't get quite the attention.

I don't know what size audience News Max has.