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RT is hardly a news agency. They write more fiction that news.
by Svoka 5y ago
RT is hardly a news agency. They write more fiction that news.
- ComradePhil 5y agoThat's every news agency. What is good about having multiple conflicting sources is that they show what others don't... if you want information from the news that is. If you want the news to teach you how to live and become a good citizen, just stick to the one from your government or one from the same group of corporations which runs your political party.
- Zerverus 5y agoWhataboutism at its finest. Well done.
- ComradePhil 5y agoI have addressed that in another thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30510093 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30510093
- rsynnott 5y agoRT isn't a news agency; it's an external propaganda organ. A western comparable would be Radio Free Europe.
- ComradePhil 5y agoThe western equivalent is the BBC or the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- rsynnott 5y agoNo; the BBC is aimed primarily at internal audiences (and even the BBC World Service isn't aimed primarily at _adversaries_; it was originally for the empire and has morphed into a general emigrants thing). Rossiya 24, for internal consumption, would probably the rough equiv of, say, BBC News. RT is aimed at external audiences, primarily external audiences in adversary countries, and the BBC doesn't currently operate one of those (though it did during World War 2).
- Pinegulf 5y agoThey are publishing pro Russian propaganda, for sure. This being said, I wonder if it's wise to silence them? Knowing what your opponent thinks (or likes people to think) might be useful. Know your enemy and all that. Then there is freedom of speech aspect. Are not lies within that? Yes, the Russian hardly make the same concessions, but maybe we should? An honest question, for I don't know the answer.
- throwuxiytayq 5y ago> Knowing what your opponent thinks In this case, it's more about what the opponent wants its mind-controlled masses to think. I don't think anyone in Russia is privy to Putin's thinking; especially via a news broadcast. That said, in general, I agree. Russia is a shining example of where censorship gets you.
- cuteboy19 5y agoThe English language version of RT is not broadcast into Russia, and it's programming is significantly different from local Russian news.
- smackeyacky 5y agoChinas CGTN english channel is the same. The version you get inside China is very different to the international version.
- Dma54rhs 5y agoStrange enough, Spanish version of RT is very social issue orientated and probably people who watch English version would describe them as "social justice warriors".
- cuteboy19 5y agomeanwhile, on RT.com > How the Woke stole Christmas (not from RT though). Snowperson, no Santa or Rudolph the Reindeer, woke-implied gifts… This is Christmas the ‘Cancel edition’ you could be having. Or you could question more and stick with RT. It’s your call. https://mobile.twitter.com/rt_com/status/1474243438552006659?lang=en https://mobile.twitter.com/rt_com/status/1474243438552006659...
- xster 5y agoDo you have a concrete example to point to?
- ABoredBirb 5y agoAs someone living in the Baltics, their "news" section dedicated to the region is pure comedy, especially in Russian.
- xster 5y agoAny example articles you can share? Very curious.
- Zerverus 5y agoThey are closer to reality than Fox….
- muzika 5y agoPerhaps closer to reality than CNN?