ABC News: The Invention of a News Story

ABC News has decided that Global Warming exists, that it is man made, and that there are manifest signs of it in the world. That being said, they can't be bothered to support that with any evidence themselves or do any actual 'reporting'.

No. Instead they are soliciting global warming stories, opinions, and other uneducated views of the masses to support their preconceived 'news' scoop.

When was the last time you heard of a supposed 'news' organization deciding in advance what the story ought to be and then going out into the world, gathering 'evidence' to support their theory? That sounds like scientific theory and experimentation to me, not news reporting.

We're currently producing a report on the increasing changes in our physical environment...We want to hear and see your stories. Have you noticed changes in your own backyard or hometown? The differences can be large or small — altered blooming schedules, unusual animals that have arrived in your community, higher water levels encroaching on your property.

So, here at ABC we've decided that this is actually happening despite the fact that we're not climatologists or even scientists of any sort. We've furthermore neglected to substantiate our claims via any scientific proof. Lastly, we are suggesting to viewers that they too are witnessing increasing changes in our environment (altered blooming schedules for example) and we want them to make a report FOR us and give it TO us as if it were somehow factual and a spontaneous recognition of the inherent truth of our prejudicial belief.

Oh no. We don't make up news. We're not programmed to hold preconceived opinions, generate 'news' stories on our opinions and then attempt to 'prove' our opinions are factual by parading 'documentary' proof submitted by the illiterate mob. Nah, not us over here at ABC. You must be thinking of CBS.

The hubris of these people is unreal. Check out the request for global warming proof over here.

If this isn't evidence of media bias at its worst, I'm not sure what is.

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