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Anonymous ID: bc0a9d Jan. 19, 2019, 7:30 a.m. No.4819812   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>9827 >>9855

Imagine if the Media Had as Much Sympathy for Small Business Owners as it Does for Federal Employees

 

During this partial government shutdown, it’s become nearly impossible to avoid news articles, and segments on television and radio outlining the many ways that federal employees are apparently suffering financially as a result of the partial government shutdown.

 

The stories are very diverse in topic. Some take a “human interest story” angle, simply looking at how the daily lives of some of these employees have been affected. Others look at the apparent injustice of the fact that some workers are “being told to work without pay.” Still other suggest that the lack of federal paychecks will drive down economic growth figures. The number of ways to cover the story is quite large, and editors and journalists are apparently looking to see how many different options they can explore.

 

In truth, of course, virtually no one is working “without pay” since Congress has already approved a plan to provide nearly all affected workers with back pay. Nor is is mentioned that, on average, federal workers earn 17 percent more than private sector workers of similar education levels. Also not mentioned is the fact that the unemployment rate is at a historically low level — and thus changing careers is easier now than usual.

 

None of this, of course, is emphasized in the many media stories on the topic. Indeed, the usual slant of the articles is that federal workers somehow suffer more greatly than private sector workers.

 

https://www.activistpost.com/2019/01/imagine-if-the-media-had-as-much-sympathy-for-small-business-owners-as-it-does-for-federal-employees.html

Anonymous ID: bc0a9d Jan. 19, 2019, 7:50 a.m. No.4820015   🗄️.is đź”—kun

>>4819963

After almost 3 years their finally catching on to the fake news MSM.. some of us have known this for years

 

"We are going to impose our agenda on the coverage by dealing with the issues and subjects we choose to deal with."

~ Richard M. Cohen

(1948-) American journalist, television producer, and author. Former senior producer for CBS News and CNN