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Misguided words and then misjudged?

A news snippet in today’s #HT City made me realize that news can sometimes really be misleading. It can change the whole perception of a person, more so an actor and a public figure.

Take for example, #Emma Stone’s news snippet on the front page that read, “Filmmakers don’t take me seriously.” I wondered why an actor as open and talented like Stone with a refined British accent and dialogue delivery, would have to say that.

I turned to the back page, just to be surprised as her news bit read, “Filmmakers don’t take my ideas seriously”.

Now, you would say, a few words here and there don’t make ‘all the difference’. But to someone whose public image maybe dependent on what perception the viewer creates over reading such news bits, it makes ‘all the difference.’ Not taking someone seriously is not the same as not taking the person’s ideas seriously.

For those who don’t have the talent to read between the lines, news comes and goes. And anyways, the reader has a very limited attention span. So, nothing is really moving. Information and news either clicks or it doesn’t.

But it is worthwhile to think and ponder on that such misguided points of view or use of words seems to be going unnoticed much often.