I learned early in my career that there were some bad apples out there.  My first experience purchasing a marketing program from two agents within my company taught me that.  I think that might be the subject I write about for my challenge.  Anyway, I have found that most real estate agents that I have worked with are great and that my early experience was rare and a real learning experience.

Good morning Brian. There is no news today, only opinion! And sadly, usually not close to the facts. Enjoy your day!

Speaking of the media. Remember when Jack Valenti-working for JFK-monitored suitable television content? I wonder how the endless ads on medicare, mortgages, car warranty, and lawsuits, etc. are allowed without some fact checking.  They are sensationalized and prey on vulnerable Seniors. I'm not talking about censorship...but presenting the whole truth.

Good Friday morning, Brian.

Take care, be safe and have a great day.

I too have met those other agents Brian, but on a positive note...there are so many other agents that Larry & I had pleasant transactions with. Those are the ones I remember!

The media sensationalize everything because people are gullible. They believe everything what the media air. 

Hi Brian England - I think that if we stick to the facts and focus on service we will stay out of trouble.

I agree that there is no factual news left for us to watch.  It is all echo chamber opinion

Good morning Brian England and great, well thought out response to that clickbait article.

Brian England - you are absolutely right! I don't trust the fact checking sites either

Brian,

Negative news sells ads and pays salaries.  Ron and I have a friend who has often said that if all the good news were published, they would be very little space of the negative stuff.  A

Hello Brian - it's often easy to blame media for sensationalism today but if we think back in history, we see evidence of somewhat(at least) dubious behavior in many aspects of everyday life.  What occurs "out there" will or won't happen but what "goes on" inside us is where we have control. 

Admittedly, I am not always "in or under control" therefore I often "brand" or self-identify  as a work-in-progress. 

Are there arguments to the contrary?  Sure.   And that's part of the lesson.  Today and everyday.  Sermon over.   

Hi Brian  click bait is what makes them money. That's why.  I don't pay attention to the media and I certainly don't pay attention to the negative click bait articles.  Years ago there was a sales coach that wanted us to use 'click bait' titles in articles.  Not happening kids! 

Brian- well done!  I think that the news that we grew up with is a thing of the past. there are very few true journalists these days...just newsreaders. 24 hour news has added to this because they have to figure out how to fill those 24 hours and keep the viewer focused on them. 

Every profession has some bad apples and the rotten ones are the ones who tend to make the news. 

Brian unfortunately it has gone from lies and sensationalism, to trying to punish and cancel out anyone without a liberal opinion.  It is like, today they come for me, but tomorrow they will come for you.

This article is really a good representation of the terrible quality of some writers who claim to be reporters. 

On another larger note - Sadly, like most professions, many excellent reporters and journalists are being thrown under the bus with over-generalizations that all the media is biased.  It's simply not true. However, there is a very dangerous trend in this country to discredit credible reporting if it doesn't suit a particular agenda. That terrifies me. The trend to create new "supposedly credible" sources for unproven and often false allegations is alarming.

Hello Brian England, I found this post from Michael Jacobs post in my Crap-Tacular Group.  Please be sure to put a link to this post in Rocky Dickerson featured AR challenge post so the points can be tracked and dished. Thank you!

Hello Brian England - now that my administrative comment is out of the way,  I want to thank you for your post and for participating in Rocky Dickerson Share the Love challenge. 

While it may not ooze with "a spoon full of sugar" it does represent your perspective and truth about the media and the many great real estate agents! 

WOW! You NAILED it, Brian! We are definitely like-minded and I do hope that with the new very vanilla president we have, those who have become news junkies will stop clicking that bait too! They have given the media the support they needed to keep sharing their opinion and pushing their agenda instead of reporting FACTS! 

Another problem is - who is the fact-checker? Cancelling out half of the nation, saying they said something that is not factual, yet the never call out the other half of the nation for spewing falsehoods...much less call out the media!

Hi Brian England, I agree with you. I can't watch the news anymore, for a short while, I stayed away from social media but I don't want my friends and past clients to think I'm no longer in the business. Sadly, we are at a point where if our ideology is not the same as "theirs", we are horrible people that should be canceled. On the positive side, there are many great agents who always go above and beyond(like you).