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Misled is a political euphemism for lied. Politics is full of that sort of indirect language.
by toble 13y ago
Misled is a political euphemism for lied. Politics is full of that sort of indirect language.
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- tjoff 13y agoWell, reporting of politics shouldn't necessarily be politics. There is no reason to stoop to the low level of politicians when you call them on their bullshit.
- mikeash 13y agoUnfortunately, there are lots of reasons to stoop to their level, which is why all the major media do it.
- lazyjones 13y ago> Politics is full of that sort of indirect language. Politics may be full of that sort of language, but why are media? This is not North Korea where journalists have to fear punishment for insulting the supreme leader. Or is it?
- a3n 13y ago> Politics may be full of that sort of language, but why are media? Because they're not an opposing force in a war, they're dance partners.
- SteveGerencser 13y agoThis may not be entirely true if people like Sen Feinstein have their way - https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/08/why-sen-feinstein-wrong-about-whos-real-reporter https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/08/why-sen-feinstein-wron... By changing the definition, or narrowly defining it, they can exclude all of the great new forms a journalism from the protections that 'journalists' provide. The next step would be a government license for 'approved' journalists.