Fake non-news and strategic silence

I might add that alongside fake news we should also consider fake non-news - ie media failing adequately to report significant things which do not fit with the standard-issue journalistic narrative. https://t.co/TP3Qfu5zrZ

— Rory Sutherland (@rorysutherland) February 3, 2019

The concept of “strategic silence” in journalism is fascinating. You take something of direct importance to the public that would sell papers because everyone wants to read about it...and then you quietly fail to report because of potential consequences: https://t.co/sBAoaZe40K

— Eric Weinstein (@EricRWeinstein) December 7, 2018

I sort of expect to see a few mentions in the conservative-leaning media like this around the time of the annual March for Life - where the whole "Covington Catholic" fiasco happened.

'Absolutely Nothing Happening Today,' Says CNN Reporter Gesturing Toward Massive Crowd At March For Lifehttps://t.co/lh17YizmW3 pic.twitter.com/Iqp983OKlP

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) January 19, 2019

One of the reasons I'm fairly unsurprised that people would be willing to support someone like Trump is that they're fairly used to a dishonest media representation on at least a subset of particularly emotionally evocative subjects. It's the ideal environment for a grifter to flourish.