I was inspired to write this article after reading this post about BLM protests in the NBA by fellow Publish0x author The Kragle. I am aware that politics is a very divisive matter, but bare with me -- that is exactly why I write this article. So, please stay a bit longer and give me a chance to make my point. 

So let's start

with my reaction to the above mentioned post -- which I would recommend you should read after reading this article. (Don't worry, I will remind you at the end of my article.) The first thing that came to my mind was

"Thank you so much".

It was very refreshing to read that The Kragle states the facts -- or as I would call it reports on what is happening -- and lets the readers make up their own minds.

Reporting, as it should be if you ask me.

Politics is usually a dividing issue. Author The Kragle manages to not offend either side of the political spectrum and everybody in between, I believe. I feel that reporting what's happening without trying to make the political opposition look like fools or like the devil, is rarely happening in professional journalism nowadays. And I believe that is at the root of what I would call a

trust crisis.

It seems that with the prevalence of social media, we became so used to living in our filter bubbles that we need news tailored specifically to our political point of view.

I believe that the filter bubbles and the politically charged news make many people believe that their point of view is the only valid one. The arguments of the other side are usually straw-manned to a degree that makes the opposition look like they are moronic lunatics. 

If you are not familiar with the concept of straw-manning, it is basically altering your opponents' arguments to a point that they still resemble the original statements, but at the same time, no halfway reasonable person could ever agree with. Just as a straw man resembles a real man, but no halfway reasonable person would actually think that the straw man is a human being. 

The result is that

many people lost the ability to debate.

They believe the other side is so far out that those people (or preferably a derogatory term is used instead of "people") cannot be reasoned with.

I don't know how much social media is to blame for that or how social media could avoid forming increasingly divided filter bubbles. However, in journalism it is easier to point the finger at what could be done differently.

Just report the facts.

Oh, and

stick to the truth

while you're at it. 

If you are a journalist and forgot or never learned how to do that, take a look at this article by fellow Publish0x author The Kragle. That is what journalism should look like.

Before you go 

I know this is a controversial issue and I hope I was able to offer some new information and maybe an interesting point of view. Please let me know in the comments what you think about it. Or write a counter-post on Publish0x, maybe. Feel free to try to change my mind. I usually respond well to constructive criticism, I incorporate new information into my point of view and I accept other points of view as well. Let's have a discussion. But please, let's try to keep it civil.

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