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With the exception of Austin and Miami, many times it seems like the media has little nice to say about the Southern states and their cities. Pretty much every "Best Cities" list is dominated by the North and Pacific Northwest + Austin, and every "worst cities" list is dominated by Southern cities + Detroit. There is a stereotype people love to hang on to concerning the Southern states. While its true all stereotypes have their truth, many times they outlive their accuracy. A place can do a complete 180 degree change but a stereotype will live on. Do you think the media is truthful in their portrayal of the Southern states? Are they, with the exception of Austin, really that bad?
With the exception of Austin and Miami, many times it seems like the media has little nice to say about the Southern states and their cities. Pretty much every "Best Cities" list is dominated by the North and Pacific Northwest + Austin, and every "worst cities" list is dominated by Southern cities + Detroit. There is a stereotype people love to hang on to concerning the Southern states. While its true all stereotypes have their truth, many times they outlive their accuracy. A place can do a complete 180 degree change but a stereotype will live on. Do you think the media is truthful in their portrayal of the Southern states? Are they, with the exception of Austin, really that bad?
What lists are you talking about? The Texas cities seem to dominate every "best" list there is.
Really, the only places that I see the media talk bad about are states such as Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.. but usually those lists are worsts places to live as far as poverty and health concerns go, and IMO they are rightly deserved. /shrug
You mean the Atlanta that is/was the headquarters of CNN and Turner Broadcasting and The Weather Channel?
Not sure how many of those are still headquartered in Atlanta, since they've all undergone ownership changes in the last 10 years, but those big media outlets spent most of the last 30 years anchored in Atlanta.
Really, the only places that I see the media talk bad about are states such as Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.. but usually those lists are worsts places to live as far as poverty and health concerns go, and IMO they are rightly deserved. /shrug
If there were in fact a large-scale media bias against the south I would certainly say that it would be unjustified and shameful. However; seeing as with the exception of a few far-left bloggers and editorial sections of newspapers....there really isn't a bias against the south in the media; I'd simply shrug off this question.
I am not saying that they are bad places, but it would be a lie to say that those states have the richest and healthiest citizens in the country, would it not?
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