To those in charge of overseeing the content Yahoo posts, I have been an avid Yahoo News consumer for over a decade. I have finally reached
To those in charge of overseeing the content Yahoo posts,
I have been an avid Yahoo News consumer for over a decade. I have finally reached my breaking point. The biased garbage that Yahoo publishes has reached an all-time high. The ironic part of this all lies in the fact that the comment section of the horribly-biased stories reflects how most readers truly feel; a disgust with the liberal-slanted, opinionated, and vengeful rhetoric. Your approach in attempting to discredit and smear President Trump is perhaps Yahoo’s most obvious strategy. Yahoo’s approach is genius in that one need only read the headlines to make assumptions that President Trump is the proverbial antichrist. Oh wait - Yahoo’s inherent disdain toward Christianity probably means that the term “antichrist” is part of the “fictional” religion of Christianity, so please excuse my poor choice of verbiage and forgive me if mentioning religion is offensive.
We can take this a few steps further and point out that the liberal media that is Yahoo (Huffington Post, Vox, etc. also included) holds a 6th grade schoolgirl grudge that can only be satisfied by providing a buffet of feelings-based temper tantrums in the form of “news stories” to Yahoo users on an hourly basis. Is this the only way liberals can slowly chip away at the credibility of Republicans? Have you no honor in your work? Journalism should not be synonymous with opinion (opinion that is absent of facts critical to the validity of a story).
The overarching theme here is that Yahoo news stories often are in the form of a white lie. In stating this, I’m saying that Yahoo purposely omits pertinent facts and arguments so as to leave the reader to believe that all facts relevant to the story have been included. If I were just a bit dumber, I think Yahoo would have groomed me into being a close-minded liberal who presents arguments predicated on feelings instead of fact. The brilliant approach Yahoo takes in slowly wearing down the stamina of readers’ information intake has revealed a long-term strategy aimed at chipping away at the credibility of anyone who does not hold liberal beliefs; be it through any stretched attempt at claiming racism, sexism, misogyny, bigotry, etc. to undermine the argument at-hand. The subtle but ruthless attempt by Yahoo writers to associate those with conflicting beliefs holds challengers in societal contempt for daring to hold differing opinions. The media is at the forefront at claiming offense to anything and everything. Because it’s easy to be the victim and we all need a cause to fight for, right? It is shameful what journalism has become and Yahoo is perpetuating this. Many of your keyboard warriors either lack a full understanding of topics they write about or they simply omit relevant information to further their political and societal agenda. I hope the latter is not the case, but I have no faith in Yahoo at this point.
The average person relies on what Yahoo refers to as “news” to formulate their political views. As a citizen who loves my country and is open to healthy debate on any topic, my hope is that Yahoo begins reporting ALL relevant facts for each story instead of banking on your readers to lack an understanding of the topic presented topics. I will not wait around for this to happen. Money talks and Yahoo is in the business of getting as many clicks as possible so advertisers will pay your salaries. Your integrity is lost when clickbait by using creative and misleading headlines earns you some extra clicks. The starving artists who call themselves journalists probably chomp at the bit to put out a story that jumps on the Trump attack train - because it’s human nature to enjoy complaining, right? And clickbait pays. The concept of taking what is reported at face value is the kryptonite of millennials like myself who prefer to operate on a expedited information delivery system which makes click-baiting the perfect tool to accomplish the art of gradual brainwashing. I especially love the new strategy of publishing articles that falsify critical facts only to issue a corrected story a few days later. This is a brilliant way to leave your readers with the initial garbage in their heads so it can sink in for a few days before you ever-so-subtly admit mistake later. I can’t think of a better way to cover your tracks. Bravo.
In closing - people are not as dumb as Yahoo may think. This is evidenced by your comment sections which often rip apart the content of your posted articles. I find comfort in knowing that most readers have grown tired of the bias and the pettiness. Though I think Yahoo will eventually accomplish its goal of pushing independents over the fence to the liberal side in the coming election cycles, I urge you to have some decency and ethical courage to be a true journalist. If this is not possible, then I urge you “journalists” to swallow your pride and develop a skill in a different field so you can contribute to society in non-toxic, helpful way.
Merry Christmas (or if this offends you, then Happy Wintertime).