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> Remember that almost all of the news sources in the USA are owned by just a few corporations. Is this still true, with the explosion of Internet-based news p

> Remember that almost all of the news sources in the USA are owned by just a few corporations. Is this still true, with the explosion of Internet-based news publications? Also consider that, on the Internet, "in the USA" doesn't matter nearly as much. Americans can as easily read the Guardian, for example, as the Wall Street Journal.

mark_l_watson 11y ago
I was referring to TV news and local news, but you make a good point.
- hackuser 11y ago
  > I was referring to TV news and local news Come to think of it, I'm always surprised by how many people still get their news that way.
  - mark_l_watson 11y ago
    A little off topic, but I like to get my news from Google News. If there is a story I am interested in I try to read the same story from two or three random countries. This might filter out some noise/bias. I also like Democracy Now with Amy Goodman. Almost all of my friends however seem to have a favorite TV news show. The liberal ones like MSNBC and the conservative ones like Fox News. So, I think a lot of people do watch TV news. In 2013 the authors of Dollaracracy spoke at Google and they really laid into TV news, especially local news that just do not cover important topics.
    - mark_l_watson 11y ago
      BTW, here is a Democracy Now! Interview with Hersh: http://www.democracynow.org/2015/5/12/seymour_hersh_details_explosive_story_on http://www.democracynow.org/2015/5/12/seymour_hersh_details_... Worth listening to if you care much about this story.
      - cma 11y ago
        Interestingly, democracy now is banned from hacker news (for submissions).
        steveax 11y ago
        Really? That's a pity. Amy has serious cred in my book. The front half of the show is probably the most information dense international news out there.
        igravious 11y ago
        Is this true? Why would that be the case? That's like saying that HackerNews blocks one of the few accurate news sources out there. Which is worrying.
    - sukilot 11y ago
      The Federal government sends taped propaganda pieces to local TV news stations, and they air those pieces without citing their source.
kangarookourt 11y ago
The USA news sources are owned by multinational corporations. Murdoch owns large news publicationa in both US and UK. The elite capital in most Western countries have a common agenda
MisterBastahrd 11y ago
Speaking of the WSJ: http://www.wsj.com/articles/separating-fact-from-seymour-hershs-fiction-about-bin-laden-1431714139 http://www.wsj.com/articles/separating-fact-from-seymour-her...
- Rapzid 11y ago
  It's a bit dubious that main stream media outlets trot out ex-whatever(in this case ex-intelligence) shill to effectively smear whoever. Every. Time.
Synaesthesia 11y ago
Yes, with regard to the agenda setting news corporations it's true.
whoopdedo 11y ago
> Is this still true, with the explosion of Internet-based news publications? How many internet-based news sites are actually doing reporting, investigation, sourcing, etc.? Versus merely repeating stories from upstream new sites with or without additional opinion and/or analysis added on?
- legutierr 11y ago
  How many corporate media outlets are actually doing reporting, investigation, sourcing, etc., versus merely repeating stories from upstream PR firms, anonymous official sources, or talking heads?
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mark_l_watson 11y ago

I was referring to TV news and local news, but you make a good point.

hackuser 11y ago
> I was referring to TV news and local news Come to think of it, I'm always surprised by how many people still get their news that way.
- mark_l_watson 11y ago
  A little off topic, but I like to get my news from Google News. If there is a story I am interested in I try to read the same story from two or three random countries. This might filter out some noise/bias. I also like Democracy Now with Amy Goodman. Almost all of my friends however seem to have a favorite TV news show. The liberal ones like MSNBC and the conservative ones like Fox News. So, I think a lot of people do watch TV news. In 2013 the authors of Dollaracracy spoke at Google and they really laid into TV news, especially local news that just do not cover important topics.
  - mark_l_watson 11y ago
    BTW, here is a Democracy Now! Interview with Hersh: http://www.democracynow.org/2015/5/12/seymour_hersh_details_explosive_story_on http://www.democracynow.org/2015/5/12/seymour_hersh_details_... Worth listening to if you care much about this story.
    - cma 11y ago
      Interestingly, democracy now is banned from hacker news (for submissions).
      - steveax 11y ago
        Really? That's a pity. Amy has serious cred in my book. The front half of the show is probably the most information dense international news out there.
      - igravious 11y ago
        Is this true? Why would that be the case? That's like saying that HackerNews blocks one of the few accurate news sources out there. Which is worrying.
  - sukilot 11y ago
    The Federal government sends taped propaganda pieces to local TV news stations, and they air those pieces without citing their source.

kangarookourt 11y ago

The USA news sources are owned by multinational corporations. Murdoch owns large news publicationa in both US and UK. The elite capital in most Western countries have a common agenda

MisterBastahrd 11y ago

Speaking of the WSJ: http://www.wsj.com/articles/separating-fact-from-seymour-hershs-fiction-about-bin-laden-1431714139 http://www.wsj.com/articles/separating-fact-from-seymour-her...

Rapzid 11y ago
It's a bit dubious that main stream media outlets trot out ex-whatever(in this case ex-intelligence) shill to effectively smear whoever. Every. Time.

Synaesthesia 11y ago

Yes, with regard to the agenda setting news corporations it's true.

whoopdedo 11y ago

> Is this still true, with the explosion of Internet-based news publications? How many internet-based news sites are actually doing reporting, investigation, sourcing, etc.? Versus merely repeating stories from upstream new sites with or without additional opinion and/or analysis added on?

legutierr 11y ago
How many corporate media outlets are actually doing reporting, investigation, sourcing, etc., versus merely repeating stories from upstream PR firms, anonymous official sources, or talking heads?

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