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> The media landscape is beyond broken in this country. It has been for a while. Most of the major "news" media organizations are anything but news. That peo
by hpcjoe 5y ago
> The media landscape is beyond broken in this country.
It has been for a while. Most of the major "news" media organizations are anything but news. That people actually believe what they hear, and then act upon this ... often ... misinformation ... is horrifying. That they have ardent supporters who insist that X really is news while Y is not ... well ... no.
If you want news in the US about the US, listen to BBC America. It is the least biased, narrative embracing, propaganda pushing, site around. There may be others that are workable as news sites. But none from the US.
- ewmiller 5y agoIt's probably true that media companies tend to report more objectively on the affairs of other countries, because the country they're based in will exert more political influence over them. The BBC is incredibly biased in terms of British affairs, or so I've heard, but it stands to reason that they'd be more willing to be objective about what's going on in America.
- imglorp 5y agoWe used to pay trained, trusted experts to conduct interviews and discover primary sources; their organization would have independent fact checkers to improve veracity; and the product of their findings was delivered daily to your home. Corporate media hates that system.
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoI kind of like Reuters, too.
- hintymad 5y agoWhat's horrifying is that staff in these media advocate for more censorship in the name of battling misinformation. I thought journalist should viciously defend the right of speech, but oh well.
- willcipriano 5y agoI am certain that end of the human race will be preceded by these words: "Trust me, this time will be different" We are simply unable to learn from even the recent past. Every generation has to personally try every bad idea to figure out why its a bad idea.