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    Jolly
    wrote on 13 May 2020, 11:32 last edited by
    #1

    May not be a record, but it's a darn good average...

    https://sharylattkisson.com/2020/05/50-media-mistakes-in-the-trump-era-the-definitive-list/

    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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      Mik
      wrote on 13 May 2020, 12:10 last edited by
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      Hard to argue a lack of bias. What is worse than bias though is that these outlets print without research. Fake news indeed.

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        mark
        wrote on 13 May 2020, 12:12 last edited by mark
        #3

        Private entities. Your choice to read or listen to them or not.

        A big nothing.

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          Mik
          wrote on 13 May 2020, 12:15 last edited by
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          Bullshit. Journalists have a sacred obligation to validate what they report.

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          • M mark
            13 May 2020, 12:12

            Private entities. Your choice to read or listen to them or not.

            A big nothing.

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            Jolly
            wrote on 13 May 2020, 12:39 last edited by
            #5

            @mark said in 132:

            Private entities. Your choice to read or listen to them or not.

            A big nothing.

            As long as they proclaim their bias up front. Newspapers routinely did this in the old days. For example, papers like the Natchez Democrat.

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            • M Mik
              13 May 2020, 12:15

              Bullshit. Journalists have a sacred obligation to validate what they report.

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              Doctor Phibes
              wrote on 13 May 2020, 12:45 last edited by
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              @Mik said in 132:

              Bullshit. Journalists have a sacred obligation to validate what they report.

              Yeah, and politicians have a sacred obligation to serve the people they represent.

              Good luck with that.

              I was only joking

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                Mik
                wrote on 13 May 2020, 13:00 last edited by
                #7

                You get what you accept.

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  Doctor Phibes
                  wrote on 13 May 2020, 13:27 last edited by
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                  The capitalist argument is that the market will decide, and biased media will go bust.

                  Alternatively, you legislate and have some level of quasi-government control over what the media says. I trust the government less than I trust the media.

                  Personally, I prefer the British media to the US. There's obviously still bias but it's not nearly as blatant.

                  I was only joking

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                  • M Mik
                    13 May 2020, 13:00

                    You get what you accept.

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                    mark
                    wrote on 13 May 2020, 13:28 last edited by
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                    @Mik said in 132:

                    You get what you accept.

                    I accept none of it.

                    So, why did I get it?

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                      Mik
                      wrote on 13 May 2020, 13:47 last edited by
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                      Because too many people accept, even encourage, it.

                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                      • M mark
                        13 May 2020, 13:28

                        @Mik said in 132:

                        You get what you accept.

                        I accept none of it.

                        So, why did I get it?

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                        Jolly
                        wrote on 13 May 2020, 17:46 last edited by
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                        @mark said in 132:

                        @Mik said in 132:

                        You get what you accept.

                        I accept none of it.

                        So, why did I get it?

                        Saddle sores?

                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                        • M Mik
                          13 May 2020, 12:15

                          Bullshit. Journalists have a sacred obligation to validate what they report.

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                          Aqua Letifer
                          wrote on 13 May 2020, 19:13 last edited by
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                          @Mik said in 132:

                          Bullshit. Journalists have a sacred obligation to validate what they report.

                          They do that and they're not going to be able to keep the lights on.

                          I'm not defending the practice, just pointing out the financial reality. If you're not first, no one's going to read your article, see your ads, and in effect, keep you employed. It'll only change once enough of us demand something else.

                          Please love yourself.

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