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ellenrr

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Fri Dec 12, 2014, 06:36 AM Dec 2014

Berkeley Bleeds: Broken Bones & Cracked Skulls

The saying “if it bleeds, it leads” used to be standard in most mainstream media news programming. However the new standard in MSM reporting of #BlackLivesMatter protests from Ferguson to Berkeley seems to be: if it burns, shatters or loots… then it leads. These narratives are highly manipulative.

According to Psychology Today: “The success of fear-based news relies on presenting dramatic anecdotes in place of scientific evidence, promoting isolated events as trends, depicting categories of people as dangerous and replacing optimism with fatalistic thinking. News conglomerates who want to achieve this use media logic, by tweaking the rhythm, grammar, and presentation format of news stories to elicit the greatest impact. Often, these practices present misleading information and promote anxiety in the viewer.”

VIDEO: Watch as police beat peaceful protestors and bystanders without provocation. These blows landed, I am swollen and bruised and others suffered more serious injuries at the hands of police.

http://revolution-news.com/berkelely-bleeds-broken-bones-cracked-skulls/

graphic photos here, particularly of young women being assaulted.

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Berkeley Bleeds: Broken Bones & Cracked Skulls (Original Post) ellenrr Dec 2014 OP
a sad k&r Derek V Dec 2014 #1
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