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::A problem with that is the fact that Gotcha Journalism really doesn't have a concrete definition, so their is no way to interpret it except with one's own biases. Studies have shown that people with strong political leanings tend to interpret news to be biased against their particular opinion, even if a liberal and a conservative look at the same news footage they can both interpret it as biased against their own positions. A conservative, therefore, is less likely to view a conservative journalist as engaging in gotcha journalism, and vice versa, making any kind of comparison pretty useless in an objective sense. Besides, who wants to wade through all of the MSNBC/CNN dreck looking for "gotcha" questions? [[User:RachelW|RachelW]] 16:05, 19 January 2012 (EST) | ::A problem with that is the fact that Gotcha Journalism really doesn't have a concrete definition, so their is no way to interpret it except with one's own biases. Studies have shown that people with strong political leanings tend to interpret news to be biased against their particular opinion, even if a liberal and a conservative look at the same news footage they can both interpret it as biased against their own positions. A conservative, therefore, is less likely to view a conservative journalist as engaging in gotcha journalism, and vice versa, making any kind of comparison pretty useless in an objective sense. Besides, who wants to wade through all of the MSNBC/CNN dreck looking for "gotcha" questions? [[User:RachelW|RachelW]] 16:05, 19 January 2012 (EST) | ||
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Impossible?
Article states that this tactic is asking "impossible" questions to make conservatives look foolish. However, the cited question ("Name all 10 Commandments") is far from impossibe, and the most famous gotcha question of all (when Couric asked Palin what magazines she read) is in no way impossible. I will take steps to fix this article. LouW 23:21, 14 January 2012 (EST)
- While Couric was certainly engaged in gotcha journalism, the specific question of what books or magazines she read is not in itself a gotcha question. What matters is whether it's a routine question she asks everyone, and then follows up in a "tell me about yourself way", or if it's just something to pounce on to make a point.
- It also depends on whether the questioner is a political opponent of the interviewee. Sometimes a "host" of a show will debate a guest in the guise of doing an interview.
- More interesting is whether any of this is done more by liberals than by conservatives. Surely someone keeps track of such things. --Ed Poor Talk 15:52, 19 January 2012 (EST)
- A problem with that is the fact that Gotcha Journalism really doesn't have a concrete definition, so their is no way to interpret it except with one's own biases. Studies have shown that people with strong political leanings tend to interpret news to be biased against their particular opinion, even if a liberal and a conservative look at the same news footage they can both interpret it as biased against their own positions. A conservative, therefore, is less likely to view a conservative journalist as engaging in gotcha journalism, and vice versa, making any kind of comparison pretty useless in an objective sense. Besides, who wants to wade through all of the MSNBC/CNN dreck looking for "gotcha" questions? RachelW 16:05, 19 January 2012 (EST)
- There are examples of liberals being asked gotcha questions too, so this isn't entirely liberal deceit--just deceit and a fallacy. JLefkowitz 17:32, 17 February 2012 (EST)
