tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post6394948051276959956..comments2023-10-14T02:24:04.900-07:00Comments on This Day In Science Fiction: 1 September 2014Prof. Hubbardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16575880031145705761noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post-13171150231098163382014-09-02T11:16:04.534-07:002014-09-02T11:16:04.534-07:00Hi, Dicky, thanks for stopping by. You picked an i...Hi, Dicky, thanks for stopping by. You picked an interesting example which is very hard to make completely objective, so many parts of the subject matter being controversial.<br />Prof. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16575880031145705761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post-61756510621804729372014-09-02T10:06:00.849-07:002014-09-02T10:06:00.849-07:00The "simplest" way to find the "cen...The "simplest" way to find the "center" would be to only read foreign coverage. Admittedly, you'd still be in the very western "objective->superior" complex and you'd miss out on plenty of stories that don't catch other countries' eyes. You'd also have to remember other countries have their own agendas.<br /><br />Word choice and story choice are the bane of anyone claiming a desire for objectivity. To get the former, the articles would have to be remarkably terse and dry like a fire department incident report or police blotter. But even a police blotter drops objectivity with persons under suspicion or in custody.<br /><br />Just as a word choice example, here are three separate headlines from a current news story from different sources:<br />[redacted], Shooting Instructor, Fatally Shot By 9-Year-Old Student<br />9-year-old girl accidentally shoots and kills instructor during lesson<br />Girl, 9, kills gun instructor with Uzi<br />Each one gives the story an immediate flavor. There shouldn't be any headlines at all since that is a very simple way to immediately make a story subjective. What I see as relevant facts here would be girl (subject/object (passive voice)), shooting instructor (subject (passive voice)/object), firearm (object/subsumed into verb?), and death (subsumed into verb or as adverb/adjective). Even of these, "firearm" and "death" can be taken as propaganda against guns if they're used in the article. "Shooting instructor" could be considered propaganda as well since "they're supposed to know better" and that can also be used against guns. And usage of "girl" could be decried as an effort to shield children from guns.<br /><br />The latter would require just a plethora of material to be read so as to not fail to see everything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post-30317224377746643922014-09-01T15:26:13.851-07:002014-09-01T15:26:13.851-07:00Frazetta and Roger Dean? Could this be Illustrato...Frazetta and Roger Dean? Could this be Illustrator Week?zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post-53576959300868250642014-09-01T11:37:02.386-07:002014-09-01T11:37:02.386-07:00"Comfortably centered" is one of the las..."Comfortably centered" is one of the last phrases I would use to describe myself, but thanks for thinking so.<br /><br />All I can say is that I make an effort to avoid clickbait and in my estimation, that's what the political websites are for the most part.<br />Prof. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16575880031145705761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post-69733513245429920312014-09-01T11:20:14.772-07:002014-09-01T11:20:14.772-07:00Great insight on the hatred business in this count...Great insight on the hatred business in this country. And make no mistake about it, it IS a business. I too have fallen into that trap, I follow one of the "news" sources that you list. The polarization is getting to me, I wish I could find a fact driven, neutral source of information that I can trust. Fear drives us all, and the prevailing wisdom is to choose sides. There HAS to be a better way, for no other reason than to sidestep the manipulation that occurs. You seem to be comfortably centered. Any tips on accruing such peace?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04091429140754182758noreply@blogger.com