This article seems like it was written with a foregone conclusion in mind, and the journalist only called a few women who would provide quotes to fit that pre-defined narrative.
Yeah, that's every article. Journalists don't pick a topic, research it with an open mind, then report what they found. They already have the article half written by the time they start calling people, and they pick the people they call based on the quotes they want.
Without getting too specific, I have a friend who is vaguely notable, who sometimes gets calls from journalists writing articles about his field. 100% of the calls are from journalists writing articles agreeing with what his public position is, and they'll often simply feed him their thesis: "Would you agree that this law is bad and will cause damage to <whatever> because of <something>"?, sometimes followed by, when he inevitably agrees because they knew he would before they called him, "OK, now would you say that?", thereby allowing the journalists to write their own quotes.
Reporting isn't about reporting what's happening. It's about convincing the audience to agree with the reporter, while pretending it's merely reporting what's happening.
if you ever get the chance, observe a journalist during a court proceeding or legislative session. you will notice they will have half their article written before proceedings even start.
Yeah, that's every article. Journalists don't pick a topic, research it with an open mind, then report what they found. They already have the article half written by the time they start calling people, and they pick the people they call based on the quotes they want.
Without getting too specific, I have a friend who is vaguely notable, who sometimes gets calls from journalists writing articles about his field. 100% of the calls are from journalists writing articles agreeing with what his public position is, and they'll often simply feed him their thesis: "Would you agree that this law is bad and will cause damage to <whatever> because of <something>"?, sometimes followed by, when he inevitably agrees because they knew he would before they called him, "OK, now would you say that?", thereby allowing the journalists to write their own quotes.
Reporting isn't about reporting what's happening. It's about convincing the audience to agree with the reporter, while pretending it's merely reporting what's happening.
if you ever get the chance, observe a journalist during a court proceeding or legislative session. you will notice they will have half their article written before proceedings even start.
Journalists also frequently get story ideas quashed by their editors.
Or pitch a story idea, only to have their editor transform it to a completely different narrative that's better for their masters.