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Lets not stray away from the main topic. Eg. Duterte is Hitler, etc. Those deserve their own thread. Its basically this: The founder of Rappler, was a former h

Lets not stray away from the main topic. Eg. Duterte is Hitler, etc. Those deserve their own thread. Its basically this: The founder of Rappler, was a former head of ABS-CBN news, a TV station aligned with the liberal party, the party who lost to Duterte. Rappler, as an online media outlet, and itself a propaganda machine, is threatened by Facebook. That is why we have this article. Basically, in HN speak, Facebook is disrupting the propaganda machine market and Rappler is scared to go out of business.

thebokehwokeh2 9y ago
Never thought I'd ever say this on a hacker news comment, but this comment is pure, unadulterated BS. Rappler, as a news organization, is head and shoulders above 90% of most other news outlets in the region when it comes to factual reporting. Your comment is effectively the Philippine version of Fox News binging, functionally brainwashed, that say that the New York Times is fake news.
- maehwasu 9y ago
  Where Rappler falls in relation to its peers is not relevant. OP was making the point that Rappler is a real entity, headed by real people, who have real interests. Those interests are often less than saintly, and also have strong explanatory and predictive power. Edit: the same could be said (and needs to be said more often) about The New York Times.
- vatotemking 9y ago
  > Rappler, as a news organization, is head and shoulders above 90% of most other news outlets in the region when it comes to factual reporting. Citation needed. Or you are just pulling stats out of pure, unadulterated BS. Every form of media is a propaganda machine. Its why China spends a great amount of money and effort for the Great Firewall. Its why advertising is an industry. The bigger question here is Facebook, and its power to influence the people on a huge scale.

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Lets not stray away from the main topic. Eg. Duterte is Hitler, etc. Those deserve their own thread. Its basically this: The founder of Rappler, was a former h

by vatotemking 9y ago

thebokehwokeh2 9y ago
Never thought I'd ever say this on a hacker news comment, but this comment is pure, unadulterated BS. Rappler, as a news organization, is head and shoulders above 90% of most other news outlets in the region when it comes to factual reporting. Your comment is effectively the Philippine version of Fox News binging, functionally brainwashed, that say that the New York Times is fake news.
- maehwasu 9y ago
  Where Rappler falls in relation to its peers is not relevant. OP was making the point that Rappler is a real entity, headed by real people, who have real interests. Those interests are often less than saintly, and also have strong explanatory and predictive power. Edit: the same could be said (and needs to be said more often) about The New York Times.
- vatotemking 9y ago
  > Rappler, as a news organization, is head and shoulders above 90% of most other news outlets in the region when it comes to factual reporting. Citation needed. Or you are just pulling stats out of pure, unadulterated BS. Every form of media is a propaganda machine. Its why China spends a great amount of money and effort for the Great Firewall. Its why advertising is an industry. The bigger question here is Facebook, and its power to influence the people on a huge scale.