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> They will report what they're told by the official source Well, if they are pushing government propaganda, as media often does (it has to due to manufactured
by zzzcpan 8y ago
> They will report what they're told by the official source
Well, if they are pushing government propaganda, as media often does (it has to due to manufactured consent, governments won't allow it any other way). Otherwise they should never report anything officials claim without a lot of criticism and skepticism.
- nebulous1 8y agoIf the official source has a habit of lying about similar issues to the media then I'd agree. Generally when the police say that somebody has been murdered then they've been murdered. Treating such a claim by the police skeptically would be generally ridiculous unless they have a reason to do so.
- zzzcpan 8y agoOfficial sources, especially law enforcement, have a habit of loaded claims with regards to everything. There is always an agenda, some propaganda, someone "bad", something "bad" happening to scare people and so on, with pretty much no verifiable information. But even if for some miracle it is verifiable, why would media ever report on any of that, when there are a lot more deaths from other causes, all barely reported and a lot more other issues. Obviously government propaganda somehow has priority in mainstream media over any actual issues societies face.
- nebulous1 8y agoPlease provide a reference demonstrating that law enforcement have a habit of saying that people have been murdered when they haven't