I’m just not sure why the AP is doing it. They haven’t seemed especially pro-Milei before this. Maybe because Trump is coming in to office and they want to suck up to the new guy in charge?
Looking through their few stories of the crisis in Argentina, AP plays it very “safe” and “objective”. They parrot what Milei’s government says, often at the top of the article. Then they put the stories of those affected most at the bottom, leaning on bootstrap stories most. These are less likely to get eyeballs and that is widely known. It is pretty standard reporting from them.
I swear there was an article earlier this week where the headline was about how things were getting better in Argentina but then in the article it said that poverty had risen to over 50%.
Interesting how this article starts out making everything sound bright and cheery but the further you read on, the worse everything sounds.
What do you call ‘burying the lede’ when the lede is a large portion of the article? That seems inadequate.
It’s called propaganda.
I’m just not sure why the AP is doing it. They haven’t seemed especially pro-Milei before this. Maybe because Trump is coming in to office and they want to suck up to the new guy in charge?
Looking through their few stories of the crisis in Argentina, AP plays it very “safe” and “objective”. They parrot what Milei’s government says, often at the top of the article. Then they put the stories of those affected most at the bottom, leaning on bootstrap stories most. These are less likely to get eyeballs and that is widely known. It is pretty standard reporting from them.
I swear there was an article earlier this week where the headline was about how things were getting better in Argentina but then in the article it said that poverty had risen to over 50%.
Poverty increases to 50% is not good if you are the poor, but it is really good for some especially the target market for the article.