Real Clear Politics is supposed to be a site that amalgamates politically themed articles from both sides of each argument. It just can't stay out of swinging the argument to one side, however.
Here's a good example: This afternoon, RCP lists a Mollie Hemingway article in the Federalist under the title "Trump's Immigration Policies Are Surprisingly Popular". I read that article, but when I went to it, I was surprised to find that the actual headline is "Trump’s Immigration Policies Are Actually Pretty Popular". Note the difference. Hemingway's article is an explanation of how American voters favor President Trump's policies on immigration; she found nothing surprising about that. The RCP headline, however, throw the concept into her article that the feelings of the people are "surprising". In other words, RCP makes it seem that Mrs. Hemingway is somewhat shocked by the views of the people (when she isn't).
This happens over and over again. Articles with a conservative slant are converted into headlines that seem to go the other way.
Here's a good example: This afternoon, RCP lists a Mollie Hemingway article in the Federalist under the title "Trump's Immigration Policies Are Surprisingly Popular". I read that article, but when I went to it, I was surprised to find that the actual headline is "Trump’s Immigration Policies Are Actually Pretty Popular". Note the difference. Hemingway's article is an explanation of how American voters favor President Trump's policies on immigration; she found nothing surprising about that. The RCP headline, however, throw the concept into her article that the feelings of the people are "surprising". In other words, RCP makes it seem that Mrs. Hemingway is somewhat shocked by the views of the people (when she isn't).
This happens over and over again. Articles with a conservative slant are converted into headlines that seem to go the other way.
No comments:
Post a Comment