Do You Believe Televison and Papers

[Audio Redneck]

I like the internet. Since it came along, I watch much less TV. I still read papers for items that are local, but pretty much skip most national stories because I can find a better scource on the net.

I just got through reading an artical (online of course) about how almost everything on TV is fake, especially the stuff that is supposed to be real.

PC Mag Artical

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But the fact that the news organizations have become nothing more than lapdogs for the entertainment industry is beyond pathetic. In fact, if "Joe Millionaire" is scripted in any way, this is a breach of the public trust that should be investigated by Congress the same way the fake games shows were investigated. This is television, not movies. The media companies and the news organizations should be brought up to testify. The public is already too cynical and doesn't know what to believe. We're becoming Sovietized. We have to read gossip on the Net to have a hint at what might be going on. This is not right.

So, my question is this: Do you believe anything you see on TV or the news anymore? I know we get tired of the conspiracy theory's on the net, but at the same time every time a see a news artical about something that I really know something about, I get a stomach ache from the errors or the reporters obvious bias while claiming to be totally objective. So what do you think?

 

[eric343]

Mod, please move to the Member's Lounge...

Are we allowed to use the "report this post" for stuff like this?

 

[wallijonn]

When it comes to news, I either listen/see local news, watch PBS for newscasts from Britain, France, Brazil, etc. I never look at the top newstations anchors. I'd rather watch FoxNews than CNN. And you can't pay me to see Geraldo. NPR for radio.

It's amazing what doesn't get into the news. And sometimes something which is said in the morning doesn't make it to the evening news. such is the power of mega-corporations.

 

[Duncan]

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Originally posted by eric343 Mod, please move to the Member's Lounge... Are we allowed to use the "report this post" for stuff like this?

You are indeed!!

Or else, drop one of the mods a PM

Moved as requested

 

[gloco]

I tend to read news online now, mostly reuters.

 

[Mr.PD]

Now that I can see this thread.
I would like to say that I have always thought that televison news was at it's best, yellow journalism but usually much closer related to a traveling carnaval show.

 

[00940]

I guess I trust newspaper and TV since I look at their websites...

Anyway, I like to get as many different sources as possible, the little list in my favorites: New-York Times, Financial times, BBC World Service, The Economist, Le Figaro (center-right, France), Le Soir, La libre (the two last are the 2 big ones in Belgium, one center-right, one center-left).

But I don't like "objective" sources like Yahoo news. I prefer to read things with a clear editorial content, even if I disagree. And AFP, Reuters and AP just give raw news, not the analysis I like.

 

[gloco]

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Originally posted by 00940 But I don't like "objective" sources like Yahoo news. I prefer to read things with a clear editorial content, even if I disagree. And AFP, Reuters and AP just give raw news, not the analysis I like.

Analysis=subjective view (ie. "clear editorial content")

Is that what your looking for?

 

[00940]

Indeed. The news are never objective, would it be only by the selection of the news to present. So, I prefer to read stuff by people with a clear "color". At least, I know it isn't objective and I can correct it.

 

[ArChaos]

Do you trust Advertisements? Do you trust Politicians? Do you trust Money to work on behalf of Truth? Watch-dogs of the Democracy... If it wasn't so sad I would burst my ***** laughing...
The best I can define a STRAIGHT reporter - the EXCEPTION that validates the rule

 

[dhwilkin]

I get all my news from The Daily Show.

 

[AIM9x]

i don't watch it as much since steve correll left to pursue a better career... like Fed-Ex commercials

COME BACK STEVE, WE LOVE YOU!

 

[DanG]

I don't think it's fair to say that news organizations are suspect just because they might skew "reality" shows that are so stupid nobody cares if they're real or not. The hard facts given by news organizations are generally true unless they are being fed false information by their sources. And in that case it'll be the same false information everywhere.

 

[dhwilkin]

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AIM9x said... i don't watch it as much since steve correll left to pursue a better career... like Fed-Ex commercials

Yeah, he was pretty good. My personal favorite is Stephen Colbert.

 

[MadMax]

I trust it to a large extent over here in NZ and Australia.. can't say I'd say the same if I was living in North America though