![This terrible CNN news package runs just longer than a minute and a half. It’s about the “war” on drugs, yet the only thing that it seems to be saying is that marijuana is bad, the drug czar is an old white man, and the White House has sent out another scare tactic press release claiming that marijuana will make you crazy.CNN’s Carrie Lee takes the bait, citing a White House report that says “teens in this country using marijuana are putting themselves at higher risk for serious mental health disorders and even suicide.” [emphasis hers] After making a claim like that, she commits an error you learn about in Journalism 101: she doesn’t back up the statement with testimony from any expert. She just states it as fact without any evidence. Preach it like the Gospel, sister!It’s horribly produced news packages like these that are why people don’t trust mainstream media, especially CNN. They make bold statements and don’t support their claims with evidence. This is why people need to be taking in multiple news sources daily to bring about informed opinions.](http://28.media.tumblr.com/3BKw9xWpx8ttalg71LPGEz36_500.jpg)
This terrible CNN news package runs just longer than a minute and a half. It’s about the “war” on drugs, yet the only thing that it seems to be saying is that marijuana is bad, the drug czar is an old white man, and the White House has sent out another scare tactic press release claiming that marijuana will make you crazy.
CNN’s Carrie Lee takes the bait, citing a White House report that says “teens in this country using marijuana are putting themselves at higher risk for serious mental health disorders and even suicide.” [emphasis hers]
After making a claim like that, she commits an error you learn about in Journalism 101: she doesn’t back up the statement with testimony from any expert. She just states it as fact without any evidence. Preach it like the Gospel, sister!
It’s horribly produced news packages like these that are why people don’t trust mainstream media, especially CNN. They make bold statements and don’t support their claims with evidence. This is why people need to be taking in multiple news sources daily to bring about informed opinions.
