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<blockquote data-quote="guns are dumb" data-source="post: 1214972" data-attributes="member: 5564">While I do agree, some media outlets specifically &quot;pick&quot; on certain topics, I think most of the time it comes down to keeping viewers watching.&nbsp; Everyone of the people that saw the teaser for that story and knew a Tec 9 wasn&#039;t a submachine gun watched all the commercials to see the news story and shout at the TV, and all the anti-gunners watched because they were scared that some people are actually running around with machineguns.Having been in the media field (and joyously leaving) for 10 years has made me realize that all that &quot;unbiased reporting&quot; stuff they drilled into us in school means very little when it comes to news companies trying to make money.&nbsp; The higher the ratings (reach &amp; frequency) they can earn, by either pissing off their viewers so much they keep watching in order to gripe about the bias, or by embracing other viewers such that those viewers also watch, the more money they can make in sales.Many times, it just simply doesn&#039;t go so deep as the true views of the reporter or outlet.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="guns are dumb, post: 1214972, member: 5564"] While I do agree, [I]some[/I] media outlets specifically "pick" on certain topics, I think most of the time it comes down to keeping viewers watching. Everyone of the people that saw the teaser for that story and knew a Tec 9 wasn't a submachine gun watched all the commercials to see the news story and shout at the TV, and all the anti-gunners watched because they were scared that some people are actually running around with machineguns. Having been in the media field (and joyously leaving) for 10 years has made me realize that all that "unbiased reporting" stuff they drilled into us in school means very little when it comes to news companies trying to make money. The higher the ratings (reach & frequency) they can earn, by either pissing off their viewers so much they keep watching in order to gripe about the bias, or by embracing other viewers such that those viewers also watch, the more money they can make in sales. Many times, it just simply doesn't go so deep as the true views of the reporter or outlet. [/QUOTE]

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