How things get exaggerated in media

1 Sep

This headline just made me laugh so hard….(and don’t you DARE question why I even clicked on this link)!

This article in CNN claims something dramatic:

The popstar Justin Bieber Crashes His Ferrari! OH NO!

But read the article and it shows how retardedly-exaggerated the headline is:

It reminds me of when I used to stock day-trade in college. I’d wake up early every morning to watch the stock market open on CNBC…..and EVERYDAY it would flip-flop between either:

‘OOOMMMGGGG THE STOCK MARKET IS CRASSSSHIIINGGG!!!!”

-or-

“AMERICA IS SO GREAT WE HAVE THE BEST ECONOMY EVERRR STOCKS GOING UP UP UP!!!”

“Think before you believe”

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Arlo September 1, 2011 at 11:30 pm #

Health reporting is the worst for this. A study shows a weak correlation between X and Y and the media report is either: X causes Y! Or X cures Y!

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Kurt Cobain 3000 October 3, 2011 at 6:46 pm #

As Warren Buffett said: The market on the short run is a voting machine, and on the long run is a weight machine.
Sorry for my bad english.

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- Neville October 4, 2011 at 1:40 am #
  
  That’s actually a great quote :-)
  
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