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To: Gen.Blather
This is one reason I never watch the news anymore. They want viewership. So, everything is a crisis. I’m just tired of the crisis de jour.

The internet isn't exactly free of manufactured crisis to increase viewership, lol.

22 posted on 07/02/2016 10:36:45 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry

“The internet isn’t exactly free of manufactured crisis to increase viewership, lol. “

The serious audio voiceover, the horrifying photo or graphic, the intense music and the presenter’s serious facial expression all trigger a gut reaction that explodes in my psyche. The cumulative effect of this is depression. If I’m reading something, I can quickly recognize the emotionally laden adverbs and over-the-top hyperbole and skip to the next article without any gut reaction.


23 posted on 07/02/2016 10:45:54 AM PDT by Gen.Blather (`)
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