{"id":687,"date":"2016-07-27T22:04:15","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T22:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woas-fm.org\/?p=687"},"modified":"2016-08-24T19:22:36","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T19:22:36","slug":"a-guest-editorial-from-the-marquette-mining-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woas-fm.org\/?p=687","title":{"rendered":"A guest editorial from the Marquette Mining Journal:"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"UFO-COW\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Marquette\u2019s new UFO landing strip is a good idea\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

(A Marquette Mining Journal editorial)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Just checking. \u00a0There is, of course, no UFO landing strip , and possibly no UFOs – \u00a0but that is fodder for another editorial.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What we really wanted to see is if anyone intended on reading past the headline.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In 2014, a study by the Media Insight Project found that 41 percent of Americans had watched, read, or heard any in-depth news stories – beyond the headlines – in the past week.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0So, in other words, the majority of Americans don\u2019t read past the headline. \u00a0We get it. \u00a0You\u2019re busy. \u00a0Spending 10 or more minutes with an article is asking a lot.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0But, how much information can you get from a headline? \u00a0A candidate\u2019s name? \u00a0That city council has decided to do something?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0And, oh boy, let\u2019s not get into the really complicated issues, like the U.P.\u2019s complex energy challenges. \u00a0I mean, as long as we know the U.P. has elaborate power issues, is it important also to know what they are? \u00a0Perhaps only if we want to find a workable solution. \u00a0Knowing – and understanding – what\u2019s happening in our community and the world around us is important because it impacts our way of life. \u00a0How can we go about solving problems if we don\u2019t know what they are? \u00a0How can we affect change if we don\u2019t understand the issue?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How can we responsibly elect officials we know nothing about?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The alarming aspect of headline-only readers is this appears to carry over to social media as well, where people continue to share stories that are not factual. \u00a0Users might see something interesting in their newsfeed and simply click share without ever reading the story they\u2019ve just played a part in disseminating to others.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Suddenly, otherwise false information is factual and hundreds, thousands or even millions now believe it to be true.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Just like you can\u2019t judge a book by its cover, you also can not make a snap conclusion from a headline.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0But of course, you know this – you finished reading this editorial.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Please, spread the word – and share that on social media.<\/span><\/p>\n

Words to live by – so of course the Top Piece video had to be Martian Boogie – Brownsville Station and Cub Koda at work!<\/p>\n