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Of course media organisations will have a biased point of view. It is comprised of humans who by our nature will have biases. But there is a world of difference
by threeseed 7y ago
Of course media organisations will have a biased point of view. It is comprised of humans who by our nature will have biases. But there is a world of difference between news organisations who seek to present facts and those that seek to intentionally deceive.
And it has been taught to many kids for years how to deal with bias in media. You simply consume many different types. The problem is most people don't do this.
- proximitysauce 7y agoI think you should reconsider including the BBC. They most definitely intentionally deceived people for a very long time with regard to Jimmy Savile: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Savile_sexual_abuse_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Savile_sexual_abuse_scan...
- BrandonMarc 7y ago... and that's merely a recent example.
- sjy 7y agoThis was a huge scandal which led not only to a public inquiry into the BBC’s conduct, but also a national inquiry into child sexual abuse. It doesn’t undermine the grandparent’s point that the BBC is a different kind of organisation to Fox News.
- proximitysauce 7y ago> It doesn’t undermine the grandparent’s point that the BBC is a different kind of organisation to Fox News. I guess that depends on if you think making one of the worst pedophiles in history a network star for decades is "better" than FOX. I don't think it is, both networks are not trustworthy.
- VRay 7y agoI dunno if consuming many types of garbage data is going to help you zero in on the truth