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Most people think the U.S. crime rate is rising. They're wrong (www.nbcnews.com)
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[โ€“] WhiteHawk@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Or maybe the media just fearmonger because that makes them the most money. People tend to click on negative news much more often than positive.

[โ€“] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That's what I just said. Try re-reading the part about yellow journalism.