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RE: Musing Posts

in #musing-threads6 years ago (edited)

I don’t mind because I’m a reader. Yes, I *do* skim, and especially for subtitles, but I’m a fast [skim] reader and thus often find other words than those you highlighted.

Yet, if you look for example at the Daily Mail, they have an actual TL;DR: section above each article. Interestingly enough, it’s a news property which isn't know for having a highly intellectual audience.

Perfect example, picked from their actual front page: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6161741/Feds-probe-suspicious-money-transfers-Trump-Tower-meeting.html

Remember though that highlighting targets eyeballs and can thus be a mechanic to bias.

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>highlighting targets eyeballs and can thus be a mechanic to bias

Can't agree more and is actually a common media tactic nowadays :)

Nice book excerpt in the Guardian today.