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I agree. Centralized media equals a controlled narrative. Gone are the days of investigating prestige and bi-partisan reporting. Maybe it never really existing

I agree. Centralized media equals a controlled narrative. Gone are the days of investigating prestige and bi-partisan reporting. Maybe it never really existing though... It's clear that the majority of reporters lean center to far left politically. When it comes to topics that will make their "side" look bad, there's usually a lack of intellectual curiosity for the truth. This happens on both sides, of course, but the frequency and instances are much greater on the left-leaning reporting. There's daily examples of where political narratives override digging in the truth. Project Veritas covers a lot examples of this: https://www.projectveritas.com/search/videos/?query=new%20york%20times&page=1 https://www.projectveritas.com/search/videos/?query=new%20yo... No matter what you believe in, the publisher should be honest about their viewpoint instead of pretending they are not biased. Ben Shapiro is a good example of this. You know who he is and he clearly lays out the framework of evaluation. If you know where someone is coming from, you can then properly evaluate their points at a rational level rather than an emotional level.

cuillevel3 6y ago
Wikipedia says Project Veritas is a far right activists group, you could have honestly mentioned that.
- Grim-444 6y ago
  They're a far right activist group according to the leftists who write that definition, yes. It's all so tiring, it's straight out of 1984. Isn't it interesting that you'll never once ever read the phrase "far left activist group"? Why does it only go one way?
  - disgruntledphd2 6y ago
    > Isn't it interesting that you'll never once ever read the phrase "far left activist group"? Why does it only go one way? I hear that phrase a lot, but then I'm probably more sensitive to that.
- alisonkisk 6y ago
  The problem with Project Veritas is the extreme dishonesty in what they publish, not their political lean or goals.
- pnt12 6y ago
  Dumb rule of thumb but it works: if something has "truth" in its name, it's unscientific right wing propaganda. Of course this does not apply all the time, and you should evaluate the content and make a proper judgment. But I see this pattern way too often, that those who want to push some point will just invoke "the Truth" to give it more impact - after all, who can deny the truth?
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scdp 6y ago
I'm hoping this is satire. Project Veritas is infamous for amateurish hitjobs and misleading editing that quite frankly only fools would fall for. Ben Shapiro is not a good example of pretending to not be biased. He'll conveniently forget to disclose that he's funded by fracking billionaires while dunking on environmentalists.
robertoandred 6y ago
Of course, Project Veritas isn't honest. People pretend they are but know they aren't, and then assume "the other side" must be just as bad.

cuillevel3 6y ago

Wikipedia says Project Veritas is a far right activists group, you could have honestly mentioned that.

Grim-444 6y ago
They're a far right activist group according to the leftists who write that definition, yes. It's all so tiring, it's straight out of 1984. Isn't it interesting that you'll never once ever read the phrase "far left activist group"? Why does it only go one way?
- disgruntledphd2 6y ago
  > Isn't it interesting that you'll never once ever read the phrase "far left activist group"? Why does it only go one way? I hear that phrase a lot, but then I'm probably more sensitive to that.
alisonkisk 6y ago
The problem with Project Veritas is the extreme dishonesty in what they publish, not their political lean or goals.
pnt12 6y ago
Dumb rule of thumb but it works: if something has "truth" in its name, it's unscientific right wing propaganda. Of course this does not apply all the time, and you should evaluate the content and make a proper judgment. But I see this pattern way too often, that those who want to push some point will just invoke "the Truth" to give it more impact - after all, who can deny the truth?

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scdp 6y ago

I'm hoping this is satire. Project Veritas is infamous for amateurish hitjobs and misleading editing that quite frankly only fools would fall for. Ben Shapiro is not a good example of pretending to not be biased. He'll conveniently forget to disclose that he's funded by fracking billionaires while dunking on environmentalists.

robertoandred 6y ago

Of course, Project Veritas isn't honest. People pretend they are but know they aren't, and then assume "the other side" must be just as bad.