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A flood of misinformation shapes views of Israel-Gaza conflict

giuliomagnifico 3y ago
The link without paywall from my WP subscription: https://wapo.st/401qJ2L https://wapo.st/401qJ2L
hunglee2 3y ago
'shaping the cognitive environment' is what the business of news is generally all about. As information consumers, we have little choice other than trepidatiously pick our way through the narratives supplied to us as best we can. If we end up settling on a heightened level of skepticism to all 'produced information', irrespective of source, then we might be satisfied as to our progress.
- Phileosopher 3y ago
  I have a simple flow of though, how I see it: 1. ALL information is biased: there's no way to remove that part entirely because human beings make everything news-related. 2. The motivations of the journalists determine what the news reveals or hides[0]. 3. To that end, all mainstream journalism (excepting journalists directly funded by listeners) is about as accurate as an advertisement. 4. Consume with a general distrust, assume everyone else is doing the same (since most people are NOT indoctrinated into the mediafest), and go about the rest of your life. 5. If you ever start getting a bad case of anxiety or the shakes, go outside for a walk or strike up a conversation with a complete stranger. I wrote an essay on the subject[1], but the gist of it is to learn the art of skepticism, on EVERYTHING. [0] https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/futureofmedia/index-us-mainstream-media-ownership https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/futureofmedia/index-us-mains... [1]https://notageni.us/information/ https://notageni.us/information/
karmakaze 3y ago
OT: This was the first time I was offended by the subscribe for free trial to read an article. Up until now I've been fine with the coexistence of free, ad;supported, paid content. When encountering content that doesn't fit my choice I'd simply go back and read something else. Today my reaction is different. I got this pay/signup wall and get the distint sense that google is a marketing engine rather than information search. I suppose paid information is still information. Not sure where I'm going with this line of thinking, just saying I may have crossed a tipping point and wondered if anyone else has noticed similar change in stance. I mean if everyone used this model the web becomes a search/catalog for info sale.
elashri 3y ago
> President Biden appeared to advance the story in a meeting with Jewish community leaders. “I have been doing this a long time, I never really thought that I would see … have confirmed, pictures of terrorists beheading children,” he said. > An administration official later clarified Biden’s remarks, saying that Biden was referring to public statements from officials and media reports and had not actually seen the photos. That's funny retarded statement. This is the classic misinformation and lie from a US president. Does anyone remember if Bush administration (anyone related to white house) ever admitted that the WMD in Iraq was a lie?
- AlbertoGP 3y ago
  Here is a more complete citation of the incident from the article: > One such story is an allegation that Hamas beheaded babies in Kfar Azza, a kibbutz near Israel’s southern border with Gaza. The unconfirmed story appears to stem from a single Israeli news report on Tuesday. > On Wednesday, the Israeli prime minister’s office appeared to validate the report, with a spokesperson saying the babies were found with their “heads decapitated.” The claim went viral, spreading across newspapers, social media platforms and a CNN broadcast. > President Biden appeared to advance the story in a meeting with Jewish community leaders. “I have been doing this a long time, I never really thought that I would see … have confirmed, pictures of terrorists beheading children,” he said. > An administration official later clarified Biden’s remarks, saying that Biden was referring to public statements from officials and media reports and had not actually seen the photos. > Less than a day later, the Israeli government backtracked. “There have been cases of Hamas militants carrying out beheadings and other ISIS-style atrocities,” according to a Thursday statement provided to CNN. “However, we cannot confirm if the victims were men or women, soldiers or civilians, adults or children.”

The link without paywall from my WP subscription: https://wapo.st/401qJ2L https://wapo.st/401qJ2L

'shaping the cognitive environment' is what the business of news is generally all about. As information consumers, we have little choice other than trepidatiously pick our way through the narratives supplied to us as best we can. If we end up settling on a heightened level of skepticism to all 'produced information', irrespective of source, then we might be satisfied as to our progress.

Phileosopher 3y ago
I have a simple flow of though, how I see it: 1. ALL information is biased: there's no way to remove that part entirely because human beings make everything news-related. 2. The motivations of the journalists determine what the news reveals or hides[0]. 3. To that end, all mainstream journalism (excepting journalists directly funded by listeners) is about as accurate as an advertisement. 4. Consume with a general distrust, assume everyone else is doing the same (since most people are NOT indoctrinated into the mediafest), and go about the rest of your life. 5. If you ever start getting a bad case of anxiety or the shakes, go outside for a walk or strike up a conversation with a complete stranger. I wrote an essay on the subject[1], but the gist of it is to learn the art of skepticism, on EVERYTHING. [0] https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/futureofmedia/index-us-mainstream-media-ownership https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/futureofmedia/index-us-mains... [1]https://notageni.us/information/ https://notageni.us/information/

karmakaze 3y ago

OT: This was the first time I was offended by the subscribe for free trial to read an article. Up until now I've been fine with the coexistence of free, ad;supported, paid content. When encountering content that doesn't fit my choice I'd simply go back and read something else. Today my reaction is different. I got this pay/signup wall and get the distint sense that google is a marketing engine rather than information search. I suppose paid information is still information. Not sure where I'm going with this line of thinking, just saying I may have crossed a tipping point and wondered if anyone else has noticed similar change in stance. I mean if everyone used this model the web becomes a search/catalog for info sale.

elashri 3y ago

> President Biden appeared to advance the story in a meeting with Jewish community leaders. “I have been doing this a long time, I never really thought that I would see … have confirmed, pictures of terrorists beheading children,” he said. > An administration official later clarified Biden’s remarks, saying that Biden was referring to public statements from officials and media reports and had not actually seen the photos. That's funny retarded statement. This is the classic misinformation and lie from a US president. Does anyone remember if Bush administration (anyone related to white house) ever admitted that the WMD in Iraq was a lie?

AlbertoGP 3y ago
Here is a more complete citation of the incident from the article: > One such story is an allegation that Hamas beheaded babies in Kfar Azza, a kibbutz near Israel’s southern border with Gaza. The unconfirmed story appears to stem from a single Israeli news report on Tuesday. > On Wednesday, the Israeli prime minister’s office appeared to validate the report, with a spokesperson saying the babies were found with their “heads decapitated.” The claim went viral, spreading across newspapers, social media platforms and a CNN broadcast. > President Biden appeared to advance the story in a meeting with Jewish community leaders. “I have been doing this a long time, I never really thought that I would see … have confirmed, pictures of terrorists beheading children,” he said. > An administration official later clarified Biden’s remarks, saying that Biden was referring to public statements from officials and media reports and had not actually seen the photos. > Less than a day later, the Israeli government backtracked. “There have been cases of Hamas militants carrying out beheadings and other ISIS-style atrocities,” according to a Thursday statement provided to CNN. “However, we cannot confirm if the victims were men or women, soldiers or civilians, adults or children.”