Agenda of the media...

std7mag · September 3, 2014, 09:24 PM

Was at work yesterday, and happened to catch a glimps of the local news. Main story was about a kid in out west that was shooting with his dad, and believed to have caught a ricochet to the stomach.

Aside from trying to work up the public, how is this headline news in Central PA???

We haven't heard the last of such things...

SC4006 · September 3, 2014, 10:56 PM

It's sad that just about anything in the media firearms related is a negative thing. Therefore for the people who aren't normally around guns, the only thing they know or hear about them are the negative things that they see on the media.

**4V50 Gary** · September 3, 2014, 11:05 PM

Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (under Reagan) Dr. Paul Craig Roberts said, "The media is agenda driven."

I gave up on the MSM decades ago. What is worrying the media (and especially their owners) is that people turn increasingly to the alternative media (the grass roots little guys and gals who do it for free) for information. Viewer discretion is advised.

UncleEd · September 4, 2014, 06:18 AM

And we ardent 2nd Amendment supporters aren't agenda driven?

olddav · September 4, 2014, 09:07 AM

Insisting that the government protect my Constitutional rights is not having an agenda.

Glenn E. Meyer · September 4, 2014, 09:33 AM

If it bleeds, it leads.

That is the motto of local news. Car accidents, domestic violence, robberies, etc.

People like that.

**Tom Servo** · September 4, 2014, 09:42 AM

Of course there is a political agenda to restrict gun ownership. There has been since the 1960's. Folks in politics talk to folks in the media. Negative incidents are going to get publicity. It's nothing new.

SPEMack618 · September 4, 2014, 11:22 AM

CNN stands for Casualites Now Network.

There is a standing rule in place by the girlfriend, that I am not allowed to watch any sort of main stream mass media unless I refrain from yelling at the TV.

Pahoo · September 4, 2014, 11:40 AM

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And we ardent 2nd Amendment supporters aren't agenda driven?

"Our" Constitution, is "sovereign" and perhaps we need to look up the meaning of that word and not intended to be compromised. ....

I recall a recent local news story where the TV reporter, was announced that a local man, had committed suicide with a Semi-Automatic hand gun. As if that made it easier of more lethal. After quoting his script, the reporter, just shook his head and you could see a slight smirk on his face .....

Be Safe !!!

**44 AMP** · September 4, 2014, 12:36 PM

Of course the media is agenda driven. The agenda is profit. That's WHY they are in business. They sell us the news. Any and everything that upsets people gets their attention. Their attention means ratings and sales. Bottom line, its just that simple.

If the media lost money being anti gun (or anti anything) they would stop doing it.

The fact that being anti gun (and making money doing it) fits neatly in with the political views of many who work in, or own the media is just gravy for them.

carguychris · September 4, 2014, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Glenn E. Meyer

If it bleeds, it leads.

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Originally Posted by 44 AMP

The agenda is profit. That's WHY they are in business. They sell us the news. Any and everything that upsets people gets their attention.

Precisely. Additionally, people are drawn to stories with elements of the unusual.

Aside from firearms, one of my other passions is aviation, and it often rubs me the wrong way when the media runs a sensationalist story about a fatal but fairly ordinary crash of a small airplane or helicopter, or even a successful but spectacular emergency landing. (BTW in this circumstance, pilots generally define "success" as "everyone walked away, or at least survived", even if the aircraft was damaged beyond repair- e.g. the Miracle on the Hudson.

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Most people don't fly aircraft themselves, and many people don't shoot. This draws people to stories about folks getting injured or killed while doing these activities.

September 3, 2014, 09:24 PM	#1
std7mag Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2013 Location: Central Taxylvania.. Posts: 3,609	Agenda of the media... Was at work yesterday, and happened to catch a glimps of the local news. Main story was about a kid in out west that was shooting with his dad, and believed to have caught a ricochet to the stomach. Aside from trying to work up the public, how is this headline news in Central PA??? We haven't heard the last of such things...

September 3, 2014, 10:56 PM	#2
SC4006 Senior Member Join Date: June 27, 2012 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 525	It's sad that just about anything in the media firearms related is a negative thing. Therefore for the people who aren't normally around guns, the only thing they know or hear about them are the negative things that they see on the media. __________________ I don't always go to the range, but when I do, I prefer dosAKs. They say 5 out of 4 people are bad at math.

September 3, 2014, 11:05 PM	#3
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,833	Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (under Reagan) Dr. Paul Craig Roberts said, "The media is agenda driven." I gave up on the MSM decades ago. What is worrying the media (and especially their owners) is that people turn increasingly to the alternative media (the grass roots little guys and gals who do it for free) for information. Viewer discretion is advised. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

September 4, 2014, 09:07 AM	#5
olddav Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2008 Location: Lower Alabama Posts: 727	Insisting that the government protect my Constitutional rights is not having an agenda. __________________ Never beat your head against the wall with out a helmet

September 4, 2014, 09:33 AM	#6
Glenn E. Meyer Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2000 Posts: 20,064	If it bleeds, it leads. That is the motto of local news. Car accidents, domestic violence, robberies, etc. People like that. __________________ NRA, TSRA, IDPA, NTI, Polite Soc. - Aux Armes, Citoyens

September 4, 2014, 06:18 AM	#4
UncleEd Senior Member Join Date: April 13, 2013 Location: N. Georgia Posts: 1,150	And we ardent 2nd Amendment supporters aren't agenda driven?

September 4, 2014, 09:42 AM	#7
Tom Servo Staff Join Date: September 27, 2008 Location: Foothills of the Appalachians Posts: 13,059	Of course there is a political agenda to restrict gun ownership. There has been since the 1960's. Folks in politics talk to folks in the media. Negative incidents are going to get publicity. It's nothing new. __________________ Sometimes it’s nice not to destroy the world for a change. --Randall Munroe

September 4, 2014, 11:22 AM	#8
SPEMack618 Senior Member Join Date: June 21, 2010 Location: Central Georgia Posts: 1,863	CNN stands for Casualites Now Network. There is a standing rule in place by the girlfriend, that I am not allowed to watch any sort of main stream mass media unless I refrain from yelling at the TV. __________________ NRA Life Member Read my blog! "The answer to any caliber debate is going to be .38 Super, 10mm, .357 Sig or .41 Magnum!"

September 4, 2014, 12:36 PM	#10
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,832	Of course the media is agenda driven. The agenda is profit. That's WHY they are in business. They sell us the news. Any and everything that upsets people gets their attention. Their attention means ratings and sales. Bottom line, its just that simple. If the media lost money being anti gun (or anti anything) they would stop doing it. The fact that being anti gun (and making money doing it) fits neatly in with the political views of many who work in, or own the media is just gravy for them. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.