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[Flying Dice]

Western news loves fear mongering. It's not specific to the topic at hand.

'SHORTAGE OF SALT _may SOON LEAD TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DEAD!'
'SUPER RETROVIRAL ANTIOBIOTIC RESISTANCE BUGS _possibly FLYING TOWARDS YOUR CHILDREN AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT!'
'WE'RE NOT GOING TO TELL YOU THAT THERE'S A CORRELATION BETWEEN CERTAIN DEATH AND HOSPITALS, BUT HERE'S SOME DATA _{that does not represent any scientific fact} THAT SAYS JUST THAT.'
'YOUR MOMMY AND DADDY ARE CERTAIN TO DIE IN A HORRIBLE NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST _{if countries enacted a global nuclear war.} AS PROVEN BY LEADING FIGURE'S STATISTICS_{, leading figures not named.}'

Very true. I was going to bring up my own experiences with fear mongering and sensationalism of that exact sort in newspapers but I'm concerned that I'd derail the thread completely considering it's not related to the Korean situation.

But yes - I think we're going to have to take a lot of the newspaper articles out there on the issue with a pinch of salt.

I would have suggested a truckload.

[Loud Whispers]

I would have suggested a truckload.

DUE TO THE SHORTAGE OF SALT, NEWSPAPERS MUST NOW BE TAKEN AT FACE VALUE
THIS WILL _possibly RESULT IN EVERYONE GETTING CANCER


One thing I don't get is why the media will provoke hostility between people just because it's a slow news day. Where is the morality?

[Frumple]

Buried under the profit margin, of course. These things aren't there to provide the news, they're there to make a buck. News just happens to be how they go about doing it.

[Guardian G.I.]

Buried under the profit margin, of course. These things aren't there to provide the news, they're there to make a buck. News just happens to be how they go about doing it.

Also, news channels justify specific political and military actions of the current government (or wealthy sponsors calling the shots within the government).

[mainiac]

One should seldom attribute to malice that which can be easily explained by human imperfection and short deadlines.

[Loud Whispers]

One should seldom attribute to malice that which can be easily explained by human imperfection and short deadlines.

Except where there would be overwhelming evidence to suggest that the news manufactures controversies and fear in order to create a self perpetuating story that furthers divides and increases the probability of conflict, which is good news for the news.

[misko27]

Relevant:

“As I look around the room and see all the media here tonight, I realize this is just one big high school cafeteria. That’s all it is,” he said. “Think about it. Fox is the jocks, MSNBC is the nerds. … NPR is the table for kids with peanut allergies. Al Jazeera is the weird foreign exchange student nobody talks to.”


“And print media, I didn’t forget you,” he said. “You’re the poor kid who died sophomore year in a car crash. Cheer up, we dedicated the yearbook to you.”

Besides, LW, At keep in mind, not everyone is CNN.

[tahujdt]

Relevant:

“As I look around the room and see all the media here tonight, I realize this is just one big high school cafeteria. That’s all it is,” he said. “Think about it. Fox is the jocks, MSNBC is the nerds. … NPR is the table for kids with peanut allergies. Al Jazeera is the weird foreign exchange student nobody talks to.”


“And print media, I didn’t forget you,” he said. “You’re the poor kid who died sophomore year in a car crash. Cheer up, we dedicated the yearbook to you.”

Besides, LW, At keep in mind, not everyone is CNN.

I don't think that Fox counts as the jocks, if only b/c they are vastly outnumbered by other stations.

[Loud Whispers]

Besides, LW, At keep in mind, not everyone is CNN.

I can't tell if you're saying CNN's impartial or sensational.

[misko27]

To this, I cite my president:

“I know CNN has taken some knocks lately but the fact is, I admire their commitment to covering all sides of the story, just in case one of them happens to be accurate.”

[MaximumZero]

Reading the thread title, I suddenly wonder about Mongolian food.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

I've had Americanized Mongolian food, and it was good. No idea how it compares to genuine Mongolian food.

[FearfulJesuit]

It should be noted, for those who care, that "Mongolian" barbeque is in fact Korean barbeque, called Mongolian to make it sound ~~more exotic~~.

Real Mongolian food is mostly just fried or boiled mutton. Gotta eat a lot of fat and proteins when you're a nomad on the cold, windy steppes, y'know.

[Owlbread]

Reading the thread title, I suddenly wonder about Mongolian food.

Spoiler: Ridiculously high-res and vast image of a "Boodog", marmot cooked with stones and a blowtorch (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Boortsog, a Mongolian doughnut (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: The semi-mythical "Koumiss", fermented mare's milk. Semi alcoholic. Drunk like that because fermentation reduces the high lactose content of the milk. (click to show/hide)

I think that's actually a Russian or Central Asian brand there, given the text is in Russian.

Spoiler: Khuushuur, a kind of meat dumpling (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Also suutei tsai, a kind of salty milk tea (click to show/hide)

[MaximumZero]

I'd eat most of that. I'm not too big on funky milk stuff, though.