Kind of off topic in a way, but earlier this year while watching TSN (ESPN Canada), they asked the question before going to commercial break, "is there a goaltending controversy with the Toronto Maple Leafs? Find out after the break."

After 4 mins. of commercials and a 3 min. "Investigative" report, it turned out that, no, there was no controversy (why bother with the fucking report then?!). I couldn't believe the sad and transparently superficial state of mainstream television, and this FOR SURE also applies to "main stream" news.

Anyone who didn't waste 3 mins. of their life watching that report probably assumed there was in fact a goaltending controversy... And that's the plan!

God, I remember the same thing when ESPN couldn't get enough of Jameis Winston stories. "Winston steps in it again, hear the latest incident coming up next!" when it turns out it was just round 14 of people freaking out that Jameis wore his uniform while on the sideline of a game he was suspended for, a week and a half prior.

They did their best to make sure it sounded like he was stepping in it every other day. ESPN, in all of it's forms, is the worst.

ESPN is cringe-inducing whenever I have the great displeasure of watching it these days. I don't know if it's me that's changed or it - I suspect both.

ESPN is cringe-inducing whenever I have the great displeasure of watching it these days. I don't know if it's me that's changed or it - I suspect both.

Also this: If there are misspelled words or punctuation/syntax errors in the first paragraph, literate people are not supposed to continue reading. For news that cannot be buried, intentional mistakes thwart reading things that must be published. There was a time when this was a paid service, provided by gentlemen, to provide publication, and also undermine veracity. This goes on today with impunity, and, if you find these errors, read these articles carefully, because you are not supposed to. Overriding spell check on a front page is no fucking accident. Source: Me, because I know stuff.

I see what you fnord there.

I am an avid newsreader. I have found recently an increasing number of headlines that pose questions and forgo a traditional headline. Especially on Google news. I definitely find it odd, and do not consider it good journalism. I do not read those articles.

One of many, many, many techniques that the world is subjected to. They've been refining their techniques for hundreds of years, and I think the main reason that propaganda is so effective is that people don't have any clue it's happening all around them and has been since the day they were born.

Mos def... but the only way to combat it is to educate and shine light on the tactics. which is easier said than done though, some of them can get pretty crazy... like priming.

Black propagandists are particularly effective on the internet from what I've seen. Provocateurs as well.

To me it isn't even the tactics and techniques themselves that are crazy - most of them are logical and simple to understand - it's the ingenious and insidious ways they're used in the world around us that's crazy.

Are you serious right now? What do black people have to do with any of this. If anybody here is being propagandist it's you

Look up the term "black propaganda". I think you're confused - has nothing to do with black people.

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