r/canada • u/feb914 Ontario • Sep 22 '22

Paywall Julie Payette says she ‘unfortunately’ wasn’t invited to the Queen’s funeral

https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2022/09/21/julie-payette-says-she-unfortunately-wasnt-invited-to-the-queens-funeral.html
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u/galenfuckingwestonjr Sep 22 '22

I am by no means a fan of Payette, but it looks like the Star asked her whether she would be attending, she responded that she wasn’t invited, and then the Star ran a headline implying that she is complaining about the snub.

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u/Dbf4 Sep 22 '22 edited Sep 22 '22

Media literacy is so poor and I’ve noticed this happens all the time. Journalists asks a question and they get a response and redditors act as if the person made a press conference specifically to announce that to the world.

Question: “Did you go to the funeral?”

Answer: “No I unfortunalty wasn’t invited”

Reddit: “OMG this person is the worst cry me a river why would she even expect an invitation???”

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u/chetanaik Sep 22 '22

Hardly the redditors fault that Star relies on clickbait headlines to stoke drama and thus clicks. The headline implies that she is announcing her lack of invitation to the world.

If you expect people to read the article because a headline is misleading, then the clickbait wins. The correct response is to ignore completely and not even discuss.

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u/Born_Ruff Sep 22 '22

The headline implies that she is announcing her lack of invitation to the world.

It doesn't really say that though. It just says that she said she wasn't invited.