BREAKING NEWS.
By Kandase
@Kandae11 (55034)
April 28, 2017 8:40am CST
What kind of news really attracts you ? - sensational, sad, or news that may be considered boring?. What kind of news really sells?
My first job was that of a trainee reporter on a small newspaper. On my first morning at work, my boss informed me that stories such as - a cat being rescued from a tree - won't sell his newspaper - he wanted heavier stuff. I understood what he meant - because - lets face it , which headline would be more appealing to the public - the cat rescue? or a raging fire after a gas explosion?
Maybe that is the reason there is so much fake news around - to satisfy the need for the sensational. What are your thoughts?
The pixabay picture above reminds me of me in my early days as a reporter.
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@allknowing (136562)
• India
28 Apr 17
At this point in time Indian politics is in the forefront
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@allknowing (136562)
• India
29 Apr 17
@Kandae11 There is this party that is literally taking hold of the country and their new rules are quite intimidating.
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@Kandae11 (55034)
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29 Apr 17
@allknowing I suppose the newspapers over there would be full of news about the good and bad pertaining to that party.
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@Kandae11 (55034)
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28 Apr 17
I agree with you there. The worst I have heard about the lengths newsrooms would go to in the quest for breaking news was this. It seems a Television station owner sent hit men out periodically to murder people - and of course - the news would be first on his station.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
16 Oct 17
Have you ever posted a real picture of you on myLot, Kandase? I'd be interested in seeing it, if you have.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
16 Oct 17
@Kandae11 Thank you very much, Kandase.
What was your name on Bubbs?
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@Kandae11 (55034)
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16 Oct 17
The above picture reminds me of when I was in the workforce -outside of home I mean - not much resemblance in the face - but the body - that was the way I dressed for work. The Mylot avatar is a drawing I did of myself eight years ago. During the last two months of Bubblews I lost my head and changed my avatar to a real picture of me - I didn't know they would be closing down - which worked out for the best
because I was very worried after posting it. Oh I forgot - some months ago I published a picture of myself with one of my Mylot posts - but it was a picture taken twenty odd years ago.
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@Kandae11 (55034)
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16 Oct 17
@DaddyEvil - My mylot post with the picture is RAIN,RAIN, RAIN.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
29 Apr 17
the news should always be real and true. here in my country, the news presented by the media is always true... so true that the president wants to block the franchise of 2 major media companies. he seems to show that what should be in the news is his achievement as the president, and the killings should not be shared to the public.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 Apr 17
@Kandae11 i believe my government is on the road to communism now, my friend.
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@Kandae11 (55034)
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30 Apr 17
@ridingbet Not very many of those left in the world today - I think.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
30 Apr 17
Spanish Newspapers full of politics also and almost nothing else except that.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
29 Apr 17
Yes, they want the sensational news today even if it is fake ..
Well only so much can happen in a day, if there is nothing going on, there is nothing to report.
I always thought that must be a hard job Kandase.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
29 Apr 17
@Kandae11 Oh yes, I mean you are right in the thick of it Kandase. A brave one you had been.
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@JESSY3236 (19941)
• United States
28 Apr 17
Alot of times law stories or crazy stories attract me. Yes, the gas explosion would appeal to people. On a website I used work on had a task where you pick which news story was more appealing.
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@JESSY3236 (19941)
• United States
28 Apr 17
@Kandae11 Yeah I was pretty good at it.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
1 May 17
When I saw the picture I thought it was you. I think the fake news and propaganda that is disguised as news is presented as news is an attempt to confuse mankind and mislead us to the point that we don't believe anything anymore.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
29 Apr 17
What shocked me is when the mainstream media make up news .. They ruined their credibility ..
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@Tampa_girl7 (50272)
• United States
29 Apr 17
I suppose that I am odd . I would enjoy reading the cat rescue story.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
29 Apr 17
I read the paper every day, I skim over the news - I read the ones that interest me. I keep hoping every day I will see the headline "Trump Has Been Impeached!!" that would make me happy. Today newspaper had a sad/glad story of a man finding a urn with ashes in a home he bought to renovate for charity...He searched and found the family of the woman in the urn and her history was in the article, touched my heart...
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@Alternative4 (449)
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29 Apr 17
Sensations are a turn off for me. I am attracted to relevant and genuine information. If the news is about famous people I like to learn something about their work and biography. unfortunately the news are flooded with gossips.
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@tattoomama (106)
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29 Apr 17
I think I am attracted to both amazing rescue type stories or people finding long lost family ect but I also see so much sad stuff. I read a ton of cancer stories and things like that, ones that I follow on facebook but it can get very sad and depressing.
I could completely see that being the reason their is so much fake news around for sure!
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