Found this story in Medium’s daily list which is catered toward my interests. Setting aside that news stories are perceived through a lens of our own making and that Breitbart could actually be fair (false shudder) I wanted to bring up that this story about a newly-published researcher in Britain published his findings in the few interactions with news media about his work.

The key takeaway I gleaned from it is that his interactions with the front-line news media: reporters was generally good as they seemed to understand his research. But he finds that after the phone call has ended that there were layers of other “subeditors” that has applied its spin to the reporter’s work. This is fully in line with my experiences and that more than half the time the front-line news media, those who face the public to get accurate information to satisfy the needs of their publication. But the nearly faceless people you never hear about can have their own agenda and that’s why you always should be careful in speaking with reporters, photojournalists, etc  your real concern is about those you cannot see.

The researcher applied his own research findings in his interaction and expectations with Breitbart and found his findings were true. There’s more about this Breitbart angle but that’s for another post.