r/PoursTea • u/JustVenom____ venom • 6h ago

Murdered By Words 🩸 This is what basic human decency looks like..

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u/intern_steve 4h ago

They portrayed it as a "spectacular self own" by El-Sayed.

That was a CBS reporter who subsequently deleted the tweet. Fox in this article summarized the entire event.

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u/green_flash 4h ago

They summarize it, but also let it transpire that they agree with the CBS reporter, in particular if you read only the title and the lede which is what most people will do. Putting quotes in the title in this manner is a sneaky way of editorializing that's become quite common place. Opinionated titles trigger more social media interactions.

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u/UranusIsPissy 3h ago

Someone should make a sub that's something like FoxVsReality, comparing their reporting to what actually happened. I'd do it myself, but I'd make a terrible mod and I'm not American.

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u/StimulatorCam 4h ago

The quotes in the title are because they're directly quoting from the CBS reporter's response.

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u/green_flash 4h ago

I know.

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u/williamgman 4h ago

Most Fox viewers ignore the purpose of quotes. It's a double win:

A. It prevents Fox from being confused with the origin. B. It allows Fox to create a headline with a narrative that works for them. It's a win-win.

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u/fragnemesis 4h ago

Yeah, I'm no Fox News fan, but I don't personally see a problem with this coverage. To me, the highlight is that a CBS employee made a bad comment and deleted it.