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The cover on the New York Daily News on Wednesday July 23, 2014 read, "This time was a flag, next time it could be a BOMB"[1] for example [1] http://wac.9ebf.e

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kghose 12y ago
The New York Daily News is where I go to get important news, like how Bat Boy fared in his fight against the Vampires on Saturn. Just sayin'
baby 12y ago
How is this not propaganda or FUD? Is the press allowed to do this?
- threeseed 12y ago
  The New York Post is owned by News Corporation. And like all their other publications their modus operandi is propaganda and FUD. That is how they became hugely successful so there is no reason for them to change. As for whether the press is allowed to do it well that's more tied to the US constitution and it's belief in free speech. Most countries have a more sensible version of this.
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  - baby 12y ago
    I always see the argument of "free speech in the US" but there are plenty of speeches forbidden in the US. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United_States#Exclusions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United...
- benihana 12y ago
  First, you shouldn't be getting downvoted. This is a legitimate question in my opinion. In America, there's generally an attitude of caveat emptor for non-essential things, news publications included.* I live in New York City, and I think most people understand NYDN falls more on the entertainment side of the spectrum, and read it for entertainment rather than to be informed. *Meaning we generally are happy to have things like food and drinking water and transportation regulated, but not so much things like movies or video games or books.
  - baby 12y ago
    News is not like movies, video games or books which enter the creative domain. News should be objective and factual since it presents real thing. Also regulation already exist where it's relevant: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United_States#Exclusions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United...
- dmix 12y ago
  They're essentially a tabloid. What they said is technically can not be proven false. Plus there's noone to sue them for libel if it was.
timdierks 12y ago
That's not a police reaction, that's a press reaction.

kghose 12y ago

The New York Daily News is where I go to get important news, like how Bat Boy fared in his fight against the Vampires on Saturn. Just sayin'

baby 12y ago

How is this not propaganda or FUD? Is the press allowed to do this?

threeseed 12y ago
The New York Post is owned by News Corporation. And like all their other publications their modus operandi is propaganda and FUD. That is how they became hugely successful so there is no reason for them to change. As for whether the press is allowed to do it well that's more tied to the US constitution and it's belief in free speech. Most countries have a more sensible version of this.
- deleted 12y ago
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- baby 12y ago
  I always see the argument of "free speech in the US" but there are plenty of speeches forbidden in the US. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United_States#Exclusions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United...
benihana 12y ago
First, you shouldn't be getting downvoted. This is a legitimate question in my opinion. In America, there's generally an attitude of caveat emptor for non-essential things, news publications included.* I live in New York City, and I think most people understand NYDN falls more on the entertainment side of the spectrum, and read it for entertainment rather than to be informed. *Meaning we generally are happy to have things like food and drinking water and transportation regulated, but not so much things like movies or video games or books.
- baby 12y ago
  News is not like movies, video games or books which enter the creative domain. News should be objective and factual since it presents real thing. Also regulation already exist where it's relevant: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United_States#Exclusions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United...
dmix 12y ago
They're essentially a tabloid. What they said is technically can not be proven false. Plus there's noone to sue them for libel if it was.

timdierks 12y ago

That's not a police reaction, that's a press reaction.