Media Herd Traps and Concision
Media Lens dissects an eight minute interview BBC’s Jeremy Paxman had with Noam Chomsky, and tries to show how prejudiced some questions were.
The media delight in trying to lure dissidents into what we call Media Herd Traps. A Herd Trap is designed to press audience and media buttons – it is a position that is accepted by the mainstream as outrageous, irresponsible and beyond the pale. If a dissident can be lured into one of these traps, it is understood that the interviewer (and viewer) may reasonably reject the interviewee as outrageous and irresponsible.
As Media Lens’ weblog has no permalinks, look for the entries of 22 and 24 June.
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