Fallacious techniques in media, think "false equivalence". I've identified another.

[UTUSN]

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On CBS Sunday, one two three stories with the same organizing thread through them: An unlikely person, one expected to have a certain p.o.v. but who turns out to be advocating the opposite. There was a story about a minister (born Jewish) who had formerly been for gun control now implementing guns in his church, a double whammy because his ally is a (grand-niece?) of DISNEY who started out similarly oppositely but met him whom she found to be "warm" and now supports him. And a story about a judge sending a veteran to jail then joining him in the cell. And another and possibly another, I know not because I tuned out at the start of each succeeding one and set about doing chores.

But this is not new. It has long been practice at CNN especially, how a media outlet is actively looking for "non traditional voices." That means, somebody with roots in a certain group who turns up with professed views the opposite of what the home group mostly supports. So CNN.com has Ruben NAVARRETE as a regular (still? I have never looked). NAVARRETE is a wingnut claiming to be championing "true" Hispanic values, while the majority of Hispanics (excepting 1st Gen CubanExiles/CIA) are Dems. And was it CNN again who was featuring the internet's two Black women supporting DRUMPF?

So we have:

I. Media Fallacy #1: False Equivalency.
II. Media Fallacy #2: Non-traditional voices.

Got any others?

[underpants]

1. Identity marketing

The political system of the U.S. relies heavily on identity marketing. If you are ____ then you should beleive ______. This allows for political parties to lop off large parts of their followers and not have to market to or cater to them. The media has followed this and will feature stories that they know will draw in certain groups.

The idea that someone dare have their own opinion is, apparently, news worthy.

[UTUSN]

2. Yip, they're desperate for a "new" angle, a new-and-DIFFERENT angle. n/t

[Iggo]

3. I don't know what to call it, but it happens everywhere.

They talk about "both sides" when there's more than two views on an issue.

Happens here at DU all damn day, too...lol.

EDIT: Now that I've read the posts above mine, I think this may be a function of the Identity Marketing they're talking about.