Beware the Media...

Here are two articles dated only days apart:





The purpose of both articles is to influence public opinion. That one article turned out to be pretty much wrong doesn't prevent the publishing of completely opposite piece, without any reference to the previous article.

Do not trust the media. Always think for yourself.

solarz said:

Here are two articles dated only days apart:

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The purpose of both articles is to influence public opinion. That one article turned out to be pretty much wrong doesn't prevent the publishing of completely opposite piece, without any reference to the previous article.

Do not trust the media. Always think for yourself.

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You are quoting national post, that should already send all kinds of alarm bells in your head.

PiSigma said:

You are quoting national post, that should already send all kinds of alarm bells in your head.

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It doesn't matter what the media source is, those two articles just happened to be spaced so closely together that I was able to find the other one. In other instances, enough time has passed that I do not remember enough of the first article to find it. Nonetheless, all media sources do this.

Even the CBC, which should be the paragon of objective reporting, is getting worse by the day.

solarz said:

It doesn't matter what the media source is, those two articles just happened to be spaced so closely together that I was able to find the other one. In other instances, enough time has passed that I do not remember enough of the first article to find it. Nonetheless, all media sources do this.

Even the CBC, which should be the paragon of objective reporting, is getting worse by the day.

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I can't stand CBC, it practically acts as a liberal party mouthpiece. Just like rebel media is the crazy right mouthpiece.

I have noticed most media going downhill in the past 10 years. I think they are lowering standards or choosing a "base" to appeal to chase advertising dollars. Quality news doesn't sell advertising space. The competition vs FB, google etc is much more fierce now, so it is a race to the bottom.

solarz said:

Do not trust the media. Always think for yourself.

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Its note about trusting or not trusting. Its about being an active, critical consumer. Understand the point of view and goals of the news source and then look for other sources that confirm or contradict and make your own judgement.

As for source bias, this graphic is pretty reliable:

subotai1 said:

Its note about trusting or not trusting. Its about being an active, critical consumer. Understand the point of view and goals of the news source and then look for other sources that confirm or contradict and make your own judgement.

As for source bias, this graphic is pretty reliable:

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That graphic is misleading. It only looks at the liberal vs conservative bias, with no mention of any other kind of bias. The New York Times, for example, is extremely unreliable in certain areas.

subotai1 said:

Its note about trusting or not trusting. Its about being an active, critical consumer. Understand the point of view and goals of the news source and then look for other sources that confirm or contradict and make your own judgement.

As for source bias, this graphic is pretty reliable:

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I find all the sources in the "best" circle to be terrible.

solarz said:

That graphic is misleading. It only looks at the liberal vs conservative bias, with no mention of any other kind of bias. The New York Times, for example, is extremely unreliable in certain areas.

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PiSigma said:

I find all the sources in the "best" circle to be terrible.

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I find your responses rather perplexing, given the original message that started this thread. Instead of saying you simply do not agree (which you have every right to) or attacking their conclusion, how about countering with other sources and perspectives on media bias that shows a similar matrix or review? I know they exist. So what is a list you agree with?

subotai1 said:

I find your responses rather perplexing, given the original message that started this thread. Instead of saying you simply do not agree (which you have every right to) or attacking their conclusion, how about countering with other sources and perspectives on media bias that shows a similar matrix or review? I know they exist. So what is a list you agree with?

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Why does there need to be a matrix or a list? Such things are just ways to promote certain media over others, when the fact is, they all manipulate information, often in shameless ways. I don't know if you are aware or not, but National Post is a major newspaper in Canada, about as mainstream as it gets.

subotai1 said:

I find your responses rather perplexing, given the original message that started this thread. Instead of saying you simply do not agree (which you have every right to) or attacking their conclusion, how about countering with other sources and perspectives on media bias that shows a similar matrix or review? I know they exist. So what is a list you agree with?

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All major news corporations or SOE in case of BBC. All extremely biased in my opinion. The people that made the graph are viewing it from the american political view. So they assume anything not american politics must be true. I say everything is false.