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Post by kimpossible on Aug 28, 2014 21:30:08 GMT
Let's just say I have personal knowledge of this situation - not that I am related or know the woman - but I can verify that information woman stated was true - was not.
I'm going to be as vague as possible but still have some details, hopefully you can follow along....
National news story in March about a woman leaving children in car while she is at a job interview. Woman gets flooded with public feedback - many in support, many wanting to throw her in jail and get rid of the key. Many in the public donate to a fund for her legal fees. Woman has children taken away. Woman agrees to go through parenting classes in a plea deal and released from jail.
Woman is contacted by every national news agency - many stories written about her, she is all over TV too. She tells them a variety of things including where she had allegedly last worked.
One SUPER large newspaper has a reporter that calls this alleged last employer and the alleged last employer tells them that not only is it not true, but the supervisor she stated she worked for is actually her relative that works for that alleged company.
Large newspaper reporter calls woman back and tells her what alleged last employer tells the reporter. Woman claims that this employer paid her for 10 months under the table. WHAT? Absolutely not true.
Large newspaper reporter is told that is untrue by alleged last employer, they tell her use that as fact in the newspaper and alleged last employer will contact editor. Large newspaper reporter ends up not using that in the story - however, still prints story with alleged truths woman told her.
So, person contacted at alleged last employer asks this woman's relative that works there - what the heck? Relative states that she is full of [HASH]&^ and is getting lots of money and legal services because she is playing the victim card.
So - the fact is, this woman was granted her children back today. (you can probably google the story to see)
All I can say is - be careful what you are reading, listening to in the media - this is one case where you are not getting the entire story.
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Post by marianne on Aug 28, 2014 21:34:29 GMT
We rarely get the entire story, even from supposedly reliable sources. I've grown up knowing you can't believe everything you read.
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Post by Basket1lady on Aug 28, 2014 21:52:36 GMT
I don't ever expect to get the full story. And I expect the media to slant the story in a specific direction.
I also had a journalism minor in the late 80s. Unbiased reporting was constantly drummed into us. Ha. It's gotten worse over the years, but even then you could slant a story by what you did or did not include in the story.
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Post by back to *pea*ality on Aug 28, 2014 22:02:24 GMT
I am not surprised that the media did not get it right or as you appear to imply intentionally obfuscate the facts.
Perhaps law enforcement and CPS got it right as it has been at least five months since the children were taken. If what you say is true then she is a con artist.
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Post by kimpossible on Aug 28, 2014 22:04:03 GMT
I am not surprised that the media did not get it right or as you appear to imply intentionally obfuscate the facts. Perhaps law enforcement and CPS got it right as it has been at least five months since the children were taken. If what you say is true then she is a con artist.  |
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Post by scrapsotime on Aug 28, 2014 22:04:47 GMT
There is so much hurry to be the first or get the exclusive at all costs that I don't trust much of the news.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 22:07:02 GMT
Doesn't surprise me in the least.
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Post by peabay on Aug 28, 2014 22:07:05 GMT
What if?
I don't think they EVER tell us the whole story.
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Post by lightetc on Aug 28, 2014 22:09:14 GMT
We had an entire unit of English in high school based on critiquing the media and not believing what they say.
And in my job there are often stories in the papers about the latest new building development. Based on my inside knowledge working on those projects, most of the things they write aren't true or are very exaggerated.
Knowing the "inside story" on one story can leave you questioning how much of the others is a true representation of events. This awareness and questioning can only be a good thing. We're easily led.
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Post by anniebygaslight on Aug 28, 2014 22:12:48 GMT
I doubt we ever get the full story, either international or local. Everyone puts their own spin on things, to show themselves in a better light.
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Post by christaw on Aug 28, 2014 23:02:00 GMT
I am not surprised that the media did not get it right or as you appear to imply intentionally obfuscate the facts. Perhaps law enforcement and CPS got it right as it has been at least five months since the children were taken. If what you say is truethen she is a con artist. |
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Post by Prenticekid on Aug 28, 2014 23:12:07 GMT
I don't believe we get the whole or real story either - especially in stories like the one you cite.
I don't think most reporters care about getting a correct or full story. Just a headline grabber.
Often when I read news stories, I wonder what was left out. What I can't figure out is, why other people don't. Why do most people take news stories as gospel truth - even if they are the same people who shop news until they get the version they want to hear.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 23:21:51 GMT
We rarely get the entire story, even from supposedly reliable sources. I've grown up knowing you can't believe everything you read. |
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Post by polz on Aug 28, 2014 23:26:11 GMT
Not at all serious 'news' but DH gets annoyed at how BMX racing is reported. As an official in the sport, he know a lot of inside stuff. The media often get it wrong. It's not life or death but it makes me think if they can't even report sports correctly, are they reporting crime and war correctly?
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Post by mikklynn on Aug 29, 2014 0:14:08 GMT
I call it "lies by omission". I was on a jury for a very public case many years ago. The judge told us to have a friend save all the newspaper articles for us to read after the trial ended. I was shocked. The things are local paper did NOT say completely swayed the public opinion about the case to support the city. If the greater public had seen the evidence, I think they would have felt the city (defendant) was completely in the wrong.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2014 0:51:18 GMT
I have been loosely associated with two major news story events covered by tv and print media in Nashville TN over the past 8 years and both times the details of both stories were absolutely butchered.
Consequently, I never expect to get the truth in any detail from any regular media source.
Journalism is not what it once was.
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Post by smokeynspike on Aug 29, 2014 0:55:50 GMT
I NEVER think the media is giving me the whole story. The story is only as good as the spin the reporter is wanting to put on it.
Melissa
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Post by kimpossible on Aug 29, 2014 3:25:18 GMT
I call it "lies by omission". I was on a jury for a very public case many years ago. The judge told us to have a friend save all the newspaper articles for us to read after the trial ended. I was shocked. The things are local paper did NOT say completely swayed the public opinion about the case to support the city. If the greater public had seen the evidence, I think they would have felt the city (defendant) was completely in the wrong. Wow...interesting that the judge told you that Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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Post by smokey2471 on Aug 29, 2014 4:17:57 GMT
I don't believe we get the whole or real story either - especially in stories like the one you cite. I don't think most reporters care about getting a correct or full story. Just a headline grabber. Often when I read news stories, I wonder what was left out. What I can't figure out is, why other people don't. Why do most people take news stories as gospel truth - even if they are the same people who shop news until they get the version they want to hear. This. I never believe it just cause the media reported it. |
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Post by katlaw on Aug 29, 2014 5:34:36 GMT
Because of where I work I often have first hand knowledge of things that happen. It is very frustrating to me to have inside knowledge of certain crimes and read absolute garbage in the media. I would NEVER comment on a story in the newspaper or on Facebook that is blatantly wrong but I do scowl at the newspaper most days.  |
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Post by Kymberlee on Aug 29, 2014 11:43:30 GMT
I have been thinking about how the media sways public opinion a lot recently. I have always questioned stories that you see in the media, but one story in particular really chapped my ass (mainly because it hit very close to home). I will make a long story very short…a young man was accused of something that he was innocent of but the accusation (as well as the accused) made the story VERY news worthy. The full story came out in police reports and eyewitness reports, charges were dropped but the media had already tried and found this young man guilty of a pretty terrible thing. The truth was buried and reported in very few stories because it wasn't newsworthy to tell the entire truth. Made me sad, and really hit me how much power our media has over our lives. |
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Post by Florida Cindy on Aug 29, 2014 12:05:45 GMT
I NEVER think the media is giving me the whole story. The story is only as good as the spin the reporter is wanting to put on it. Melissa Also, the story depends what the reporter is ALLOWED to say/write by the network. I swear, news agencies must think their viewers are idiots. There is always more to the story. Obama's press conference yesterday left me wondering what WASN'T said to the people of the USA. |
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Post by **Angie** on Aug 29, 2014 16:28:57 GMT
I assume that they never tell the whole story.
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