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They certainly seem less beholden to whomever the mainstream media is trying not to upset.
by CrunchyJams 13y ago
They certainly seem less beholden to whomever the mainstream media is trying not to upset.
- dclowd9901 13y agoIndeed, but more than that, they cover some amazing material and actually put people in places and shed light on some really uncomfortable topics. They manage to make news as informative as it is enthralling. I can't imagine a better way to cover news.
- selimthegrim 13y agoAs someone whose mother was born and raised in Karachi and who visits the city with some frequency, my jaw dropped when I saw their reporting from there. The local media won't even go near half the people they managed to get interviews from. They were a bit jumpy but their brio more makes up for it. That and the Mexican Mormon drug war were the real kickers.
- selimthegrim 13y agoWell to be a bit more accurate, the media will interview them but with kid gloves. The last time a TV station aired someone obliquely criticizing the MQM political party (as Vice did), all the cars in their parking lot got torched and the windows got shot out of their studio while they were broadcasting live.