I don't think we get what your speaker called 'objective journalism' any more Gwil. Papers have political attitudes (contrast Guardian/Mail for example) and any reporting tends to follow those rules rather than give us a true picture.
I think she's good. She explains exactly the current state of the mainstream US press. It's the same in Britain from what I can gather. Hence we, I mean the UK, find ourselves next to America in the current Reporters Without Borders trustworthy press league table 40th, and 41st. By comparison Austria is currently 10th or 11th.
At my age I now find it difficult to believe anything told to me by anyone. People call me cynical but I think I am realistic and look further than the end of my nose. I am also not a sheep. Briony x
I wasn't able to watch the video because of a go slow on my laptop. I do not read news via major US newswires; I have not trusted them for a long time.
It's only 5 or 6 minutes. Maybe there's a computer in the library or elsewhere you can use. Yesterday's Euronews report showed Merkel speaking and using words like 'the soul of Europe' referring to by default to herself and her vision. It was a kind of holy Mother Theresa image they were promulgating. The politician Orban whom she met with was not considered worthy of being shown on TV speaking. The reporter just said: Orban remained hard. It was a disgusting one sided reporting of an important meeting.
I listened today to a report of the effect of the loss of local journalism, which once rode herd on local government. The effect of the loss of journalists is increase in waste and fraud by local officials. The result is an increase in the cost of financing infrastructure, school bonds, etc. of .01% in direct comparison of like communities with and without local press. As a former member of local government, I found it completely plausible. Of course, I cannot remember the authors of the study, and can't find it in a quick google search.
It often happens that there is a story involving a businessman or a politician or a banker and some missing millions etc. etc. headlining the news at 7am and by 8am it has vanished and you never hear of it again, and cannot find any trace of it on the Internet and you are left wondering if you imagined it. It's very curious.
As if all the above is not enough, government media censorship will be quick to take up any slack as today's Free West Media story 'German Authorities Hide Beheading in Hamburg' clearly demonstrates.
I don't think we get what your speaker called 'objective journalism' any more Gwil. Papers have political attitudes (contrast Guardian/Mail for example) and any reporting tends to follow those rules rather than give us a true picture.
ReplyDeleteI think she's good. She explains exactly the current state of the mainstream US press. It's the same in Britain from what I can gather.
DeleteHence we, I mean the UK, find ourselves next to America in the current Reporters Without Borders trustworthy press league table 40th, and 41st. By comparison Austria is currently 10th or 11th.
At my age I now find it difficult to believe anything told to me by anyone. People call me cynical but I think I am realistic and look further than the end of my nose. I am also not a sheep.
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Thanks Briony.
DeleteMost reporters are digging truth's grave.
It is not possible to trust the BBC or the press in the UK.
ReplyDeleteShe describes the fake news situation in the US. The U.K. mirrors it.
DeleteEven hear I just witnessed a biased TV report on a Merkel - Orban meeting.
I wasn't able to watch the video because of a go slow on my laptop. I do not read news via major US newswires; I have not trusted them for a long time.
DeleteThe Merkel migrant camps are not making big news here.
DeleteIt's only 5 or 6 minutes. Maybe there's a computer in the library or elsewhere you can use. Yesterday's Euronews report showed Merkel speaking and using words like 'the soul of Europe' referring to by default to herself and her vision. It was a kind of holy Mother Theresa image they were promulgating. The politician Orban whom she met with was not considered worthy of being shown on TV speaking. The reporter just said: Orban remained hard. It was a disgusting one sided reporting of an important meeting.
DeleteI listened today to a report of the effect of the loss of local journalism, which once rode herd on local government. The effect of the loss of journalists is increase in waste and fraud by local officials. The result is an increase in the cost of financing infrastructure, school bonds, etc. of .01% in direct comparison of like communities with and without local press. As a former member of local government, I found it completely plausible. Of course, I cannot remember the authors of the study, and can't find it in a quick google search.
ReplyDeleteIt often happens that there is a story involving a businessman or a politician or a banker and some missing millions etc. etc. headlining the news at 7am and by 8am it has vanished and you never hear of it again, and cannot find any trace of it on the Internet and you are left wondering if you imagined it. It's very curious.
DeleteAs if all the above is not enough, government media censorship will be quick to take up any slack as today's Free West Media story 'German Authorities Hide Beheading in Hamburg' clearly demonstrates.
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