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Voice of America, and other media provided by the U.S. International Broadcasting Bureau provide a balanced perspective on the U.S. If there are anti-government
by jdavis703 9y ago
Voice of America, and other media provided by the U.S. International Broadcasting Bureau provide a balanced perspective on the U.S. If there are anti-government situations going on, they cover it. Just take a look at the headlines about Trump on voanews.com vs. the headlines about Xi on xinhuanet.com.
- labster 9y ago> GOP Women Frustrated by Trump's Approach to Abuse Charges > 2018 Congressional Elections Loom as Referendum on Trump > House Panel Launches Probe into Trump Aide's Employment Amid Domestic Abuse Allegations Oh, wow, point taken. I always forget about VOA because the government doesn't promote it inside the United States. BBC and even NHK have a much higher profile than Voice of America does in America.
- stcredzero 9y agoI always forget about VOA because the government doesn't promote it inside the United States. Openness and fairness are also political weapons. You know your side has lost, if it reaches a state of "evaporative cooling" such that it's incapable of using such weapons. http://lesswrong.com/lw/lr/evaporative_cooling_of_group_beliefs/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/lr/evaporative_cooling_of_group_beli...
- gowld 9y agoVOA isn't a complete shill for the Executive, but it's still a propaganda arm of the US Government.
- tptacek 9y agoI guess that's a valid point, but it's worth asking whether transparency is really a core value of Chinese political culture, the way it ostensibly is to ours. That doesn't make Chinese culture necessarily better or worse, ceteris paribus, but it would definitely influence the kinds of things a government-sponsored cultural agency would demonstrate. I think my point is just: we might be asking for a lot from something as straightforward as a Chinese cultural agency.