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> is that an American spent his money how he liked Caps on campaign spending are there for reasons. A campaign should contribute to meaningful public discours

> is that an American spent his money how he liked Caps on campaign spending are there for reasons. A campaign should contribute to meaningful public discourse. Nothing more. > the American media is free enough to have reported on it Private media can be biased. Either explicitly (lying to peoples faces), or implicitly (self-censorship on stuff related to the owner). Surprisingly, in several countries - such as Britain or Czech Republic - state-owned media are the one sticking to higher values. > American citizens are now well-informed enough to know that some of the folks they talk to online are paid, and the American election will be based on the interactions of a free people Well, there are multiple studies in several countries which show the opposite. Quick google search yields one such https://thehill.com/homenews/media/392870-pew-study-finds-americans-cant-tell-fact-from-opinion https://thehill.com/homenews/media/392870-pew-study-finds-am...

whatthesmack 7y ago
> Private media can be biased. Either explicitly (lying to peoples faces), or implicitly (self-censorship on stuff related to the owner). Surprisingly, in several countries - such as Britain or Czech Republic - state-owned media are the one sticking to higher values. If you can show evidence of this, I’d be interested. I’m pretty sure that /all/ media can be biased, and is. The BBC is no different or better than Fox News. They both share the news from their perspective.
Bendingo 7y ago
> Britain [...] state-owned media are the one sticking to higher values I wouldn't be too sure about that. Amusingly, in the search results below, BBC themselves report on their own secret links to the state security establishment. [0] https://www.google.com/search?q=bbc+used+mi5+to+vet+staff https://www.google.com/search?q=bbc+used+mi5+to+vet+staff

whatthesmack 7y ago

> Private media can be biased. Either explicitly (lying to peoples faces), or implicitly (self-censorship on stuff related to the owner). Surprisingly, in several countries - such as Britain or Czech Republic - state-owned media are the one sticking to higher values. If you can show evidence of this, I’d be interested. I’m pretty sure that /all/ media can be biased, and is. The BBC is no different or better than Fox News. They both share the news from their perspective.

Bendingo 7y ago

> Britain [...] state-owned media are the one sticking to higher values I wouldn't be too sure about that. Amusingly, in the search results below, BBC themselves report on their own secret links to the state security establishment. [0] https://www.google.com/search?q=bbc+used+mi5+to+vet+staff https://www.google.com/search?q=bbc+used+mi5+to+vet+staff