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Depends what one means by "mainstream." RT and Sputnik do a little coverage. Also not mainstream, TJDS and Chris Hedges cover it. Furthermore, the growing pro

Depends what one means by "mainstream." RT and Sputnik do a little coverage. Also not mainstream, TJDS and Chris Hedges cover it. Furthermore, the growing problems of conspiracy theory cults is partially due to incompetent leadership and lack of journalistic integrity by those at global microphones leading to a dissolution of trust in authorities. The obvious solution to better journalism isn't an alternate reality, but by higher-integrity journalism that is sustainable and independent on the whims of mercurial "family products" executives with undue influence to have anchors fired. And that can had only by outlawing corporate, ad-supported journalism that creates evil, corrupt business model-reinforcing dark patterns and replace them with grant- and subscriber-based journalism. Also, government-supported news, like BBC, RT, and Sputnik, is a terrible idea because it creates the appearance of a conflict-of-interest in holding government accountable. The Fourth Estate must be separate and independent.

markx2 6y ago
"RT and Sputnik do a little coverage." Oh come on - Putin funded sources. "And that can had only by outlawing corporate, ad-supported journalism " PUTIN. Good grief. Time HN sorted out the Putin trolls.
- Synaesthesia 6y ago
  I watch/read RT just like I do BBC, PressTV, telesur and US media like NYTimes and so on. They’re often reporting exactly the same thing, from the same angle even.
- DeafSquid 6y ago
  You sound like the troll
  - markx2 6y ago
    I wish the original comment to which I replied could show the edit. I'm no troll, just a very annoyed reader - and UK citizen - who sees The Guardian as proclaiming how utterly fantastic they are while also doing exactly what the Powers That Be want them to say. The Guardian are ..... words fail me, but truthful and believable are not on that list. And troll? Nope.
- dang 6y ago
  Please don't go into flamewar like this. It just makes everything worse. Also, insinuations of trollage and shillage and foreign-agentage are against the site guidelines. If you don't have evidence, you shouldn't be posting this, and if you do have evidence, you should be letting us know so we can investigate. Someone having a different view than you on some divisive topic does not count as evidence. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

markx2 6y ago

"RT and Sputnik do a little coverage." Oh come on - Putin funded sources. "And that can had only by outlawing corporate, ad-supported journalism " PUTIN. Good grief. Time HN sorted out the Putin trolls.

Synaesthesia 6y ago
I watch/read RT just like I do BBC, PressTV, telesur and US media like NYTimes and so on. They’re often reporting exactly the same thing, from the same angle even.
DeafSquid 6y ago
You sound like the troll
- markx2 6y ago
  I wish the original comment to which I replied could show the edit. I'm no troll, just a very annoyed reader - and UK citizen - who sees The Guardian as proclaiming how utterly fantastic they are while also doing exactly what the Powers That Be want them to say. The Guardian are ..... words fail me, but truthful and believable are not on that list. And troll? Nope.
dang 6y ago
Please don't go into flamewar like this. It just makes everything worse. Also, insinuations of trollage and shillage and foreign-agentage are against the site guidelines. If you don't have evidence, you shouldn't be posting this, and if you do have evidence, you should be letting us know so we can investigate. Someone having a different view than you on some divisive topic does not count as evidence. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html