Re:Windshield pitting incidents in Washington reach fever pi...
by metabagel on Wednesday December 18, 2024 @04:56PM
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What's the term for when people's attention and outrage is directed by an unreliable third party (let's say a partisan news channel) towards certain issues/threats, and away from other equally (or more) significant issues/threats?
I'm not talking about editorial bias. I'm talking about deliberately manipulating audience attention in order to control the perception of reality. Another way of putting it is to create a framework for rejecting or distracting from 'disagreeable' ideas.
For example, a partisan news organization might highlight the purported cultural and economic threat posed by immigration. Since people have a limited budget for their attention, having their attention and outrage focused on immigration might distract from other issues such as rising inequality.
Re:Windshield pitting incidents in Washington reach fever pi...
by AceJohnny2 on Wednesday December 18, 2024 @07:27PM
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Propaganda? Two Minutes Hate?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attentional_bias