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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725
I do not find that even slightly true. There are "news" providers that do that quite a lot but they are entertainers and are seen by media critics as just that. They were called yellow journalists in the past. And they do mainly just push stuff that is outlandish and often just plain false.
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absolutely they do it, even the sources you trust over others . . and there are proven reasons why the negative weather is exaggerated, 1 being NOAA lost a lawsuit for not emphasizing the danger of a storm and then some people losing lives, quite awhile ago. Making watching have a more enjoyable day, if the chance of negative weather, playing to human survival biases, emphasize the negative more, and then when it doesn't materialize, people have a better day!
There are so many subtle ways media influences readers/watchers with both included and excluded stories, as well as slants with presentation, words and phrases and data. . your subconscious picks up on most of it, the conscious not so much unless you are on the lookout for it. .