How And Why The News Is Sensationalised

[@snowmyr]

This is the most underrated channel on KZbin

[@rogerk6180]

snowmyr the dude has spoken

[@jaysonedson]

It's not underrated. People who see it think it's great. It's just more people need to see it.

[@stefanforrer2573]

Jason Edson isn't that practically the definition of underrated? something (subjectively) good that is not popularly well known...

[@Neolantis]

I rate it as a 10

[@rogerk6180]

Stefan Forrer no, i think that is unknown. Underrated is more if the people who know it do not appriciate it for what it's actually worth. Like good information presented in a non engaging way so that people percieve it as boring. At least that has been the difference for me. Don't know the official definition actually.

[@jasonterschak5065]

It's obvious that you spent a lot of time watching cable news in your research for this video. I'm sorry you had to suffer but I'm also glad that you risked your sanity for our benefit.

[@joelklimkowski1643]

Pretty sure BBC was a major brunt of his pain.

[@girlspooptoo8567]

Jason Terschak Hero

[@jardelelias5625]

Problem is people are watching news to be entertained. This to me explains the rise of the "comedian-journalist" I've been seeing. We watch news (specially political news) like sports: to see if our team is winning or if the enemy team is losing, when news are really not about that.

[@poposterous236]

I've often wondered about the effects of turning the headlines into comedy. I loved John Stewart and Colbert when he first started, but it started to nag at me that they were talking about things I should be mad about and I'm just laughing it off. The problems persisted, but we had laugh therapy to help us get used to it. Also, our moral superiority gave us comfort for knowing that, while it was certainly happening in our backyards, it at least did not have our approval.

[@bluchismoon]

Jardel Elias well, you know, this probably wouldn't be happening if political parties had not been created, like Washington wanted. And if whatever asshole created cable news networks had just not.

[@ThreadBomb]

Watching Colbert is painful for that reason - not him, but the audience. Constantly cheering and applauding when the poor guy is just trying to get laughs.

[@pieshka4509]

Thread Bomb it's hard to get laughs when 95% of the show is "trump are bad everyone is a nazi bigot angry white male". If you're getting cheers and applause instead of laughter you're not doing comedy, you're affirming beliefs. To quote Norm McDonald, Trump Is a crutch for shit comedians and bad joke writers and Colbert's show is evidence of it.

[@policesquad]

That is part of the problem. That you have a team at all, I mean. If you have a chosen side, you are always going to be biased yourself, not only about how you inform yourself but what you choose to focus on as sensationalist. Try to remain non-partisan and you can see the shit from both sides.

[@UncleMort]

If you don`t read the newspapers you are uninformed, if you do read the newspapers you are miss-informed - Denzel Washington

[@mantistoboggan5171]

miss-informed formerly married to mister-formed

[@GhostOfBilly]

@@mantistoboggan5171 So does that make her ex-misinformed?

[@rashadpreston7389]

Mantis Toboggan 😆

[@V_for_Vovin]

uh don't you mean Mark Twain?

[@tttm99]

@@mantistoboggan5171 i think it's in fact the tragically named new beauty pageant for well informed young ladies to compete against one another over their awareness of current events, and not at all how they look in a bikini to a panel of suspicious looking judges

[@065Tim]

This formulated all my frustrations I have with media last years. It also troubles me how entertainers/comedians act like a journalistic authority only to point out they are "just an entertainer" when that authority is questioned.

[@Codaaaa1187]

more people really need to be more aware of how their emotions are being manipulated by people trying to make a dollar off of em.

[@tziirkq]

It doesn't matter if they (The viewer) get the result they're told they want. I try, it's very upsetting.

[@nickolazcarters]

mainstream media in the usa

[@melparadise7378]

And they wonder why people stop watching...

[@subj3ctt0chang3]

I laughed. I cried. I bought 3 months worth of Survival Shield - Nascent Iodine from Info Wars.

[@SilazComments]

Alex Jones has been an NWO shill since he did Bohemian Grove years back.

[@mekudu-man3804]

Si C. Wait what?

[@SilazComments]

You think he 'sneaked' into that place?

[@CtrlOptDel]

Duuuuh... It didn't happen *because* Alex Jones warned you!

[@hansjuker8296]

I buy my Aspirin from infowars. It costs 100 dollars a bottle but it's special aspirin. I am also special.

[@johnriley9742]

Another spot on piece of content that nails it. I've recently found myself watching American "news" and realised that it's not really news but somebodies opinion of it. Morning Joe for example is excruciating. One guy blurts out his opinion repetitively whilst Mika pulls faces and makes denigrating noises in the background like some kind of sheltered middle class housewife tutting at the state of next doors garden and the fact their daughter comes home late at night. Thank you for showing my that I'm not going crazy or that it's a sign of me getting old. (which it probably is but still). Georg, you need to be bigger than you are on here and surely it's just a matter of time.

[@mbe102]

Ugh, these are so damn good dude!

[@CybershamanX]

Bonus points for images from The Max Headroom Incident. ;) Love ya, Georg! :)

[@passthebutterrobot2600]

That was a fas-fas-fascinating video

[@CybershamanX]

Catch the wave. ;)

[@geodaet83]

Well, in Germany there is a news outlet called "Tagesschau" which always brings the news in a very dry and unoppinonated tone. There are ppl who say they are biased too, but even if so you would never notice.

[@WisdomInEverything]

Georg... dude, this video demonstrated a HUGE increase in the quality of your content. Keep up the amazing work.

[@mr.winters1733]

Fundamental Medium agree completely!

[@StigHelmer]

Really? I though it was the same high quality as always... :)

[@Horzuhammer]

Georg's stuff has always been stellar, but I agree this vid was one of the best I've seen from the man.

[@konstantinbelyshev2514]

Umberto Eco has done a great deal of research into this topic and in the topic of printed media in general. The Prague Cemetery is basically a deep dive into the uses and mostly misuses of the printed media. Numero Zero is a novel he wrote while researching another novel in the early 00’s and published right before his death and it deals specifically with sensationalism, conspiracy theories, and imported bias in newspaper writing. Highly recommended is also his non fiction

[@BigHenFor]

Konstantin Belyshev The novel Farenheit 451 is a good exploration of the tendency of authoritarian governments and their allies to manipulate sources of information.

[@christophmahler]

"Umberto Eco has done (...)" In the same time, Eco was a leading advocate of Radical Enlightenment, reflected in his anti-clerical propaganda in his praised novel. The print media began with the Reformation and politicized bias has dictated the editorial lines of private publishers, ever since. News reporting, like historiography, is never 'neutral' or 'factual', but about selecting preferred _'narratives'_ and _'framing'_ facts, accordingly - towards constructing an _identity_ . This modern institution is to be regarded as a secularized Church, an _utopian cult_ .

[@ThrottleKitty]

"I'm not your therapist" OH YES YOU ARE

[@Mainsail1975au]

Nailed it. It's even more frustrating with publicly funded broadcasters like Australia's ABC. High paid personalities are not required for a publicly funded outlet.

[@kensvideos1]

News WAS the product. Now WE are the product!

[@crowsinthenose]

I saw this video and you'll never guess what happened next!!! I liked and subscribed.

[@caramel9244]

Your channel should be rated the best on KZbin...not all this other hullabaloo. Your content is all pretty insightful, authentic, genuine, raw, food for thought...the list is endless 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾🥰

[@HazelTheHare]

This really deserves more views. Excellent analysis executed in a concise and entertaining way.

[@RCAvhstape]

11:19 I think a lot of people think about that statement and deep down it scares the shit out of us, so the news exploits that fear. Great video, love your work.

[@ProjektBurn]

Helium Road I didn't catch it until i read your comment, but yeah, that makes sense.

[@sherrybopcherrypop]

We'll do it live!

[@lachlanclark2648]

Thank you so much for making quality content. It's jarring to sit down and watch broadcast television after being accustomed to shows like your's.

[@stuarnott]

Very Adam Curtis. Which is a very good thing. Excellent work Mr Rockall-Schmidt.

[@ProjektBurn]

13:18 you really are one of my favorite channels to date. Thank you for everything you've done and everything I hope you'll continue to do.

[@eparadoxigm9648]

Yup, you need to make more videos like this. I'm straght up just gonna link to this video in the future in order to make my argument against modern news.

[@ewhjfewhehgkwhgew8334]

One of the things I loved about your channel is that it was largely apolitical, but your opinions really shine through on this one. Steady on George

[@GregBlackmanMusic]

This is fast becoming one of my favourite channels.

[@heyimrobee]

Great presentation, very important topic. Thanks for the video!

[@PeteTash32]

Whenever you upload, whatever subject you've chosen, it makes me very happy

[@MrJuico1337]

Man, every time I see a non-podcast upload from you is the new best day of my life.

[@igninis]

So, it is pleasant to listen to your voice and you speak rather interesting topics interestingly. I'm so happy I've found your channel.

[@khazhollowsVODs]

Truly, never stop being amazing, mate! Your videos are fascinating and extremely well written. I greatly appreciate the time and effort you put in them and I'm sure many others do too! Once again, you do not disappoint. Keep up the amazing work.

[@TheLowerman]

Thanks! Great video! Exactly why I do not watch TV news anymore.

[@josephwelch547]

Thank you George!

[@blueseanomad7435]

This has quickly become one of my favorite channels.

[@Zenocrate]

One of the best videos I've ever seen on KZbin and enlightening and shrewd about all the stuff I see everywhere else. Thanks!

[@Ch5ActionNews]

This is an interesting change of pace with the same informative outlook I've come to expect from you. Good vid

[@ViperChief117]

Screw Mainstream Media.

[@CageyJ0nnY]

Ive found your channel over the last week and I'd just like to say its fantastic. In a sea of shite, you have created content that you should be very proud of. I look forward to future uploads! (any ashens fans here?)

[@briancollins1296]

I've been a fan of this channel for more than a year now, and while I've always enjoyed Georg's stuff it's also pleasantly surprised me to see him gradually embrace his eccentricities. I think his videos have gotten better as a result, and that's not a bad thing. Great job, mate. :D

I once set up a local online news site in the north of Argentina. I thought I'd be divergent and publish only mild stories. Inocuous topics. No violence. No death. After a month or two, a dozen or two visited the site everyday. One day, out of a whim, I published a news item about the death toll in Juarez, México. That remained our most viewed article untill I killed the project.

[@Forcemaster2000]

Absolutely right! I've stopped watching and reading all news. Which is not a good thing, but my brain could no longer take the insulting avalanche of BS that kept hitting it.

[@mortdewerewolfe691]

Most therapists genuinely recommend avoiding news, at least on tv, altogether as it just makes us depressed and anxious. Most MSM is usually just ''Today, Murder! WAR!, Terrorism! Famine! Knife Crime! IMMIGRANTS ARE TAKING YOUR JOBS! HOUSE PRICES! LATEST DOOMSDAY DISEASE!'' You're better off just avoiding it altogether. Look how Universities treat sourcing for dissertations, if you cited the Drudge report or the Sun you'd be thrown off your course ( seriously you would ) but if you cite Nature, PLOS One, BMJ, etc. you're not likely to be. The problem is the publications that get listed on academic journal rankings aren't going to be referenced by the sort of idiots you get working in mainstream journalism''. MSM works along Stanton Freidman's Debunker's Charter; ''Don't Bother Me With The Facts! My Mind's Made Up! Absence of evidence is evidence of absence. And Don't! Bother! Me! With! The! ''FACTS!''... Or as the 4th Dr put it ''The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. The alter the facts to fit their views instead of altering their views to fit the facts. Which can be very painful if you happen to be one of the facts that needs altering''.

[@thebigdawgj]

"You thought I put an ad there, didn't you?" ...my phone had an ad there.

[@GrandHeresiarch]

Fantastic video. Educational, accurate and entertaining. Well done.

[@trevorjones8969]

One of your best, Georg. Thanks.

[@dinogoldie9716]

Wow George. Your vids were already good but I feel you've really stepped it up to a whole new level with this one. A very interesting thesis. I've been complaining about the blurring of news/opinion for yonks. I too have a problem with the media's weird notion of "balance" (climate-change, The EU referendom, welfare/disability rights and taxation/the public sector being prime examples where shills and lobbyists are given equal airtime/cred as experts and those directly effected). BBC Two's Newsnight is a good example. 2-3 minutes of actual news and the remaining 40 or so minutes is punch & Judy punditry or unchallenged polemic.

[@rondeathhammer]

Great video as usual. Keep up the good work.

[@jakesimon5497]

Thanks for recommending Reuters! For once, I don’t feel like there are huge amounts of agenda in my articles. I’ve been trying to find a go-to neutral source for a while now. I recently became independent (no party preference).

[@OffendingTheOffendable]

I stopped caring a long time ago. I just laugh at the news now

[@iamfrank5171]

love the new aesthetic. also, love your commentary on this vid.

[@Neolantis]

I love your humor. Keep the videos coming!

[@embryon1111]

Thanks Georg for reminding me to think and dissect for myself!!!!!!!!!!!! And yeah - I've been meaning to reevaluate my news sources!

[@tedkraan9348]

A primary source? Ehhww! Indeed! Georg! -> INDEED

[@deathsyth8888]

"Anyone can read the news to you. I promise to feel the news at you." - Stephen Colbert from 'The Colbert Report'

[@eparadoxigm9648]

I'm only 4 and a half minutes in, and I already fucking love this video. Everything you're saying is how I've felt for a long time.

[@ericsbuds]

it is nice you don't have any ads in the middle of the video. most people have 3 or 4 ads in the middle these days.

[@johnr7279]

Yup! Wildly Speculate - Spin - Hype - Repeat.

[@Zalamx]

Great video Georg, I loved it

[@killerskiely100]

Great video brother!

[@skullfragments4655]

Yes we always have a panel of " experts" to tell us what to think about the " news" as well.

[@frasermitchell2765]

'Robots Will Take Your Job in 2 Years' in the recos for me lol... love your stuff man!

[@alienhatz3265]

Another excellent video!

[@redeoghan]

Fantastic video, well done.

[@chrisofnottingham]

Yep, this is pretty much exactly why I can't watch the news any more.

[@skimbleshanksify]

This channel just keeps getting better :')

[@Xhpsf]

This may just be your best video so far.

[@Scyzzles]

I don't make a habit of liking videos before I've watched them, but you have never disappointed, or even made any points I've disagreed with before.

[@Seeattle]

the whole commenting while reporting simultaneously thing is getting to be a real pain in the arse

[@Ashalmawia]

if you ever get the chance to read news that happened to you personally, it's really eye opening. something newsworthy happened where I work, and I was able to read two news articles about it in two different local papers. both had spelling errors and felt absurdly rushed. one was written completely neutrally, with nothing but matter of fact statements about what had happened. the other was written with a strange attempt to try to spin it controversially. "why did these people do this", "what could have happened but didn't", "what if this happened again but worse", etc.etc.

[@peterherron4222]

just my favourite channel on KZbin

[@ricklogan7889]

Thanks for showing me how it's done~!!!

[@aka1linux1]

Good job on your videos as always

[@matthewcb1970]

Good video - intelligent and reasoned arguments here.

[@tedcrilly1]

This video needs to be featured in a future Charlie Brooker tv venture. You seem perfectly placed to be on his type of shows.

[@Skaitania]

Brilliant, as usual. I tried to subscribe again, but alas, I can only do that once.

[@nokki25]

The MediaBiasChart is heavily media biased. That will bite them.

[@mism847]

It did bite them.

[@j0daze]

I enjoy your content and great video!

[@JesseWolfboy]

You rock, sir. Keep up the good work.

[@h347h]

Please do more of these.

[@monomakes]

Lovely essay G! "All 'Oh my God!' headline and 'whatever' copy" - nice 👍 An Adam Curtis fan I take it?

[@Cunnysmythe]

Excellent video.

[@cursedmonkey1033]

Even when I don't know what he's going on about he's just so nice to listen to. Its somehow soothing.

[@flyby2300]

What is the title of the song and the band at the end of this video? Also: You hit the nail exactly on the head. This is precisely how news shows and channels work these days. The media problem can only be rectified by public ownership, such as the BBC, to remove the private profit motive; and the BBC needs to be rectified by equal pay for all news service journalists and representers - with a marginal hierachy difference of salary of £10 per month. E.g. who needs a news anchor for £300,000 per year? In reality, it would leave £250,000 for investigative journalism. News anchors with excellent quality of speech can be employed for £50k pound per year.

[@nickrosetti9224]

Dude I fucking love your videos!! "When cars drive people" LOL

[@Chris_0803]

This was an excellent break down of this issue

[@benjammin8184]

Another good one. Nice one bruvva.

[@BigLobster44]

Wait you’re not my therapist anymore? I guess that explains the missing lava lamp

[@rudidelport8324]

Great video

[@kapslock8008]

Great video. Nicely done

[@RS-Racer]

Good video very well put together

[@p.bamygdala2139]

But I thought it was that fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, and hate leads to suffering?

[@randomdude_2000]

your very smart and I really enjoy your videos as they aren't following some stupid trend, old media is dying and print media will be gone soon as everything goes online.

[@ddocred3110]

Entertaining and informative.

[@flywheelshyster]

on point as always.

[@jkrazy13]

I'm not sure yet, but you may be my spirit animal.

[@s3077769]

Georg Rockall-Schmidts insights and video are better than Screenwipes and Newswipes, thanks Georg. Charlie Brooker hasn't produced anything interesting since he left the Guardian, but now I have Georg Rockall-Schmidt to show me how to think, and it's independent too. Much appreciated

[@nopizzawithoutpineapple]

Finally a new bizarre summary ^^ they're simply amazing

[@jmalmsten]

Basically "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not gonna take it anymore!" Remember when that was bordering on absurdity?

[@brewt1mer]

I don’t watch mainstream news..haven’t done for years now

[@ThreadBomb]

You're such a rebel.

[@zatoka08]

That doesn't mean they don't affect you. Unless you don't use the Internet, don't talk with others, live as a hermit in the Siberian tundra.