The media and their missleading news

Raymond Lin

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Lately it really start to bug me how they use certain words that is inaccurate in their stories.

For example, ITV described the CPS' decision not to press charges against his parents as a "Ruling". CPS and the Police do not make rulings, the Courts make rulings.

And the papers (a few of them) described the divorce of Madonna and Guy Richie as a "quickie" divorce. There is no such a thing as a quickie divorce, you don't go in and get a stamp on a piece of paper. You issue a petition, decree Nisi, decree absolute...etc just like everyone else before them and everyone else after them.

I admit i like watching the news, i like to keep up to date on stuff, but these inaccurate reporting is starting to bug me.

That or i am turning into Victor Meldew.

/rant
 
My favourite is when the Daily Mail (probably other papers do it too, but I've only ever seen it in the Mail) say something like 'Storm over BBC programme' or 'Fury at Government plans' when the only Storm or Fury is inside the writer's head.
Also get annoyed with the graphs that all papers use to illustrate a point by choosing a scale that proves whatever they want to prove.
 
Seems that Britain is indeed following in the moron suit known as America.

People are becoming stupider, lazier, won't think for themselves and "news" is becoming more ridiculous, misleading and bandwagon forming.

I mean, on BBC breakfast this morning there was a filler story about a cat that steals other peoples cat toys and brings them home. It was fairly entertaining, but not really what you expect on the main BBC News in the morning. Better that than people harping on about the usual: Baby P, Evil Kidnapping mothers, Jonathon Ross & Russell Brand, recession, etc.

I suppose you would have a good view on this Ray, but how is Britain comparing legally to the U.S? Are we starting to see "stupid" law suits come in? Such as the yank who sue'd McD's for serving "hot coffee" and he "burnt" himself? (Sligtly O.T but its kinda news worthy still).
 
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The public are retarded, the media therefore caters to this retardedness.

Exhibit #1 - reporting of legal issues
Exhibit #2 - reporting of political issues
Exhibit #3 - reporting of scientific issues
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Exhibit x+1 - reporting of anything beyond the comprehension of a garden snail
 
Rich_L said:
The public are retarded, the media therefore caters to this retardedness.

Exhibit #1 - reporting of legal issues
Exhibit #2 - reporting of political issues
Exhibit #3 - reporting of scientific issues
..
..
Exhibit x+1 - reporting of anything beyond the comprehension of a garden snail
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Exhibit x+2 - Amy Winehouse
 
What about the prudish attitude of the Daily Express.....a newspaper owned by a media company who also runs the biggest porn channel in the UK
 
I do agree that England is becoming more and more like America every day. America is a throw away society.. and it seems like England is becoming that way. All of the insignificant little stories make the head lines, and people actualy seem to care! "Chav's" rule this country these day's, and probably will for the foreseeable future... which means that all of the crappy news stories will remain!
 
welcome to the real world - i can't even watch the bbc anymore, i can't stomach their lies, mainly over politics and economics.
when my license fee runs out i won't be renewing it.
 
Yup, what more can we expect from the “Evil Empire”, full of politically biased fat cats, wasting license payer’s fees. They are so smug but then we are in a decline and fall stage, hope the rats can swim.
 
Raymond Lin said:
rant

Lately it really start to bug me how they use certain words that is inaccurate in their stories.

For example, ITV described the CPS' decision not to press charges against his parents as a "Ruling". CPS and the Police do not make rulings, the Courts make rulings.

And the papers (a few of them) described the divorce of Madonna and Guy Richie as a "quickie" divorce. There is no such a thing as a quickie divorce, you don't go in and get a stamp on a piece of paper. You issue a petition, decree Nisi, decree absolute...etc just like everyone else before them and everyone else after them.

I admit i like watching the news, i like to keep up to date on stuff, but these inaccurate reporting is starting to bug me.

That or i am turning into Victor Meldew.

/rant
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Yes but the Special Procedure means that with an uncontested divorce without enormous assets is comparatively a 'quickie'...
 
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