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It is wreckless to compare the Chinese media -- which is controlled and censored by the CCP -- to the US media which the government has little/no control or pun
by TheKarateKid 6y ago
It is wreckless to compare the Chinese media -- which is controlled and censored by the CCP -- to the US media which the government has little/no control or punishment over what they publish. At worst, Western media has bias from those in the media, not the government itself.
- bllguo 6y agoWesterners bring up this lack of overt government control as some kind of end-all, be-all argument. Realistically it doesn't matter, practically speaking. The bias is there regardless. Didn't stop people reporting about WMDs in Iraq, isn't stopping the flurry of misinformation about China currently, etc. The comparison is completely fair
- f6v 6y agoThe government may not have a direct control, but it’s naive to think they’re not used as propaganda machines.