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I read AP, UPI and Reuters feeds, as they are often the raw material consumed by the news outlets, who then apply the necessary spin. In addition to
the BBC, I have found Al Jazeera to be more neutral than, say, the NY Times or Fox News.
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Quote: Originally posted by pauldavidmena  | | I read AP, UPI and Reuters feeds, as they are often the raw material consumed by the news outlets, who then apply the necessary spin. In addition to
the BBC, I have found Al Jazeera to be more neutral than, say, the NY Times or Fox News. |
I signed up for an Associated Press daily email that contains the morning headlines and links to the articles. Usually, about 10 different articles on
various topics written by AP reporters covering the day's news. No opinion pieces.
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| Quote: Originally posted by pauldavidmena | | I read AP, UPI and Reuters feeds, as they are often the raw material consumed by the news outlets, who then apply the necessary spin. In addition to
the BBC, I have found Al Jazeera to be more neutral than, say, the NY Times or Fox News. |
Daily Beast, Brietbart, Politico, HuffPo, WashPo, CNN, BBC, MSNBC, SF Chron, PBS, NPR, The Guardian UK and US version, Jerusalem Post, WSJ, The
Atlantic, New Yorker, NatRev. Watch Fox News, all the networks, do NOT watch lib or conservative nut job talking heads.
Read between the lines, don't believe anything read unless it's verified.
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What I say before any important decision.
F*ck it.
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JZ
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Watch this and you will never trust the MSM again. If you can't trust 60 Minutes who the hell can you trust?
The sad part is millions will watch it and not have a clue they are spinning a false narrative for political gain.
https://youtu.be/zQDAoa748Jg
[Edited on 8-12-2021 by JZ]
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: Originally posted by JZ | Watch this and you will never trust the MSM again. If you can't trust 60 Minutes who the hell can you trust?
The sad part is millions will watch it and not have a clue they are spinning a false narrative for political gain.
https://youtu.be/zQDAoa748Jg
[Edited on 8-12-2021 by JZ] |
No one gives 100,000 to a politician w/o expecting to get something in return.
If Desantis was so saintly he would give back all donations ever received
Btw, the bribery allegation was minor part of a story that was otherwise true on all points.
Desantis never did prove why anyone would give him 100,000 w/o strings attached.
[Edited on 8-12-2021 by mtgoat666]
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
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RFClark
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The problem of trust starts at the top!
The President swears to uphold the Constitution in one breath and then says that he’s going to violate it in the next breath because he thinks that
he knows better what to do! How do you trust that guy or anyone who works for him? We either are a country of laws or it’s a cult of personality
just like any other low rent 3rd world country!
So do I “trust” those in charge? No because of their own words and actions, not because of any “news source”!
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| Quote: Originally posted by motoged | | Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo | I think we can all agree that a government that can control what the broadcast and print media can say, is dead wrong.
It is just as wrong if the mainstream, and social media get to influence who governs!
[Edited on 8-11-2021 by AKgringo] |
So.... who should influence who governs? "The people" seem somewhat limited with new voting laws being introduced.
What information sources do you trust ?
[Edited on 8-11-2021 by motoged] |
What about photo ID requirements is “limiting”?
That is the first step to eliminating fraud.
And as a reminder, the poorest members of the community in the USA have photo ID to collect their benefits already.
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Lee
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| Quote: Originally posted by RFClark | | We either are a country of laws or it’s a cult of personality just like any other low rent 3rd world country! |
US is a country of cult personality. Who was in charge 1/17 - 1/20?
Not a serious question. Guy killed his kids and is inspired by Qanon. He's a conservative and republican. What don't you get?
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RFClark
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Lee,
Who’s in charge today?
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| Quote: Originally posted by JZ | Watch this and you will never trust the MSM again. If you can't trust 60 Minutes who the hell can you trust?
The sad part is millions will watch it and not have a clue they are spinning a false narrative for political gain.
https://youtu.be/zQDAoa748Jg
[Edited on 8-12-2021 by JZ] |
Thanks Jz; A very enlightening post regarding the political spin the media is putting on events for the last several years. I too have watched the
full tapes of interviews and noted how various stations edit and alter the meaning of what people actually say, then feed their spin out to the people
they wish to turn to their side. Why don't the social media "misinformation police" find this offensive? Because it fits their narrative as well.
Theres a simple quote that might help here "follow the money" and investigate who puts out the most money to have their perspective fed to the masses
and perhaps where all that money comes from in the first place.
[Edited on 8-12-2021 by JDCanuck]
[Edited on 8-12-2021 by BajaNomad]
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JDCanuck
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Here are a couple I find are often repeated over and over on social media:
Al Jazeera: Owned and controlled by the Emir of Qatar
RT: owned and controlled by the Kremlin, others in Russia being closed down or reporters killed
CNN: I think it goes without explaining
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RFClark
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JD,
Is t your theory that the “News Outlets” you listed don’t have their own agenda that they are pushing?
Of the 3 Al Jazeera is the least agenda driven. RTI English is nothing at all like RTI Russian! Imagine that!
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JDCanuck
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| Quote: Originally posted by RFClark | JD,
Is t your theory that the “News Outlets” you listed don’t have their own agenda that they are pushing?
Of the 3 Al Jazeera is the least agenda driven. RTI English is nothing at all like RTI Russian! Imagine that! |
Just the opposite RFC; These are the three outlets whose articles I found most often circulated on social media, while reports from the opposite side
of the political spectrum were flagged or shut down altogether by the censors recently put in place. I no longer get any info to direct my actions and
decisions from any of those sources including social media sites. Fortunately, the majority of the people I speak to in person are also learning to
dig out their own "facts" from reliable sources
Who said "You can fool some of the people.......
[Edited on 8-12-2021 by JDCanuck]
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SFandH
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| Quote: Originally posted by JDCanuck | | Quote: Originally posted by RFClark |
Of the 3 Al Jazeera is the least agenda driven. RTI English is nothing at all like RTI Russian! Imagine that! |
Just the opposite RFC; These are the three outlets whose articles I found most often circulated on social media, |
What you see on social media, like Facebook, is largely determined by what you click on, the "likes" you give, and the groups you join. Your browsing
history also comes into play. Articles from Al Jazeera and RT are never presented on my newsfeeds.
[Edited on 8-12-2021 by SFandH]
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SFand H: That likely would not apply to me as i am not registered on any social media sites other than this one. Took myself off Facebook as a couple
posts i made in defense of a ...dare i say it...a Republican... were immediately deleted. I had admired the way he attempted to talk down the rioters
who were breaking into the chamber he was in.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Skipjack Joe |
Nobody. I read opposing news sources and try to figure out the truth based upon the bias each one has. In one sitting I read CNN, Fox, BBC World
News, and RT. I should be reading the Chinese paper but only do so on occasion. That will change as the aggression builds toward that country and the
propaganda machine grows. I don't read the NY Times or the Wash Post because their slant is similar to CNN so what's the point.
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Now that sounds totally sensible to me. That and raw data as the media seems to have increasingly polarized twists they put on it. We just want to
know when it's safest to travel someplace, not who we should or shouldn't vote for.
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