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> is now being talked about as if CNN and MSNBC are somehow the only source of "real" news. I believe that was the intent all along. Blocking the bad ones and
by caseysoftware 10y ago
> is now being talked about as if CNN and MSNBC are somehow the only source of "real" news.
I believe that was the intent all along.
Blocking the bad ones and blessing the good ones are two sides of the same coin. We seem to think as long as government isn't doing it, it's not "censorship" and no problem. But we learn that time and time again, various governments major tech firms are actively working together.
Even more fun.. where did you hear the term "fake news" or where do you hear it regularly? Is it the same people who claim they're the "real news"?
Whether you agree or not, if you ask any suspect if they're guilty, the answer is "No!"
- jacalata 10y agoSorry, but there actually are people who admit to writing fake news: http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/11/23/503146770/npr-finds-the-head-of-a-covert-fake-news-operation-in-the-suburbs http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/11/23/503...
- blhack 10y agoYes: http://www.nationalenquirer.com/ http://www.nationalenquirer.com/ I mean, obviously: http://www.nationalenquirer.com/photos/barack-michelle-obama-divorce-separation-plans/ http://www.nationalenquirer.com/photos/barack-michelle-obama...
- caseysoftware 10y agoYes: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/11/us/correcting-the-record-times-reporter-who-resigned-leaves-long-trail-of-deception.html http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/11/us/correcting-the-record-t... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Duranty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Duranty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism The first two were both NYT journalists - one a Pulitzer Prize winner in 1932 - and the third covers the 1890s, so let's stop acting like it's new, unique, or exists exclusively on one side or the other. This is how much of the modern press started.
- jacalata 10y agoDo I understand correctly that you would like to take back your earlier claim: >Whether you agree or not, if you ask any suspect if they're guilty, the answer is "No!"
- sooheon 10y agoI'm sorry but even I don't follow your logic. AFAICT your parent is simply pointing out the pot calling the kettle black.
- croon 10y agoHe's saying that if the "suspect" is NYT, then his logic fails because they're reporting on their own fake news.
- DonaldFoss 10y agoI believe the parent poster is saying that fake news isn't a new phenomena; I don't believe it was condemnation of any specific news outlet. Any search of history can find fake news going way back; the difference today is the ease of producing it and how easy it is to spread rapidly.