politics for you CNN watchers out there Options

[Terzin1]

Im doing a report on censorship in the media and I am astonished at how many sites i look at bring me back to the government and news stations. Some of these stations, namely CNN, is so censored that we basically learn nothing of the news from them. What I mean by this is that the stations strategically leave the important information out that is the stuff people need to hear. One major subject censored is the War in Iraq. The evening news reports of the major networks provide at most a fleeting image of the death and destruction, inevitably hedged with absurd avowals from the US military that “precision” attacks were carried out against “terrorist” and “anti-Iraqi” targets. That is it, nothing more than that. Almost everynight people hear bs like "Coalition forces in Fallujah are yet again under heavy attack as aggressors try and shoo them away". We learn nothing from this. The media doesnt tell us how many soldiers got killed, how the attacks were being executed, or much other relevant information than that. We are an uninformed nation.

I also am a firm believer that the Bush admin. went to Iraq to secure Oil, I really do. Securing democracy is the most Bs ever stated to start a war.

[OrbitalGT95]

I my friend stand by you 100%, but i'd stay away from any political post cause they just lead to trouble around here

[FAQdaWorld]

You also dont hear about any of the schools we reopen, people liberated, etc etc...

For every bad thing you read / hear about, 10 good things go unwritten about.

[orvillescelica]

if you are doing a report only on broadcast news, then you have a valid point. But you must understand, broadcast news only has a limited time to report things, then they must move on in order to cover more subjects. This is where newspapers and print journalism comes in. They go into much more depth and detail since they have the time and space.

This is the downfall of braodcast news, its faster than print, but less detail. The newspaper does not get news out until the next day, but it is much more in depth and comprehensive.

Also, all media is going to be biased toward the country they originate from. Not just the US, but Al Jezeera is biased toward middle eastern countries, even the most unbiased broadcast news, the BBC, will now and then have its British loyal spin.

[darksecret]

I agree with the news being censored, look at Bush when he hired the actress to report how well the Social Security system is, you can't rely on the news. If you've noticed with CNN they show mostly Marine oriented topics, it's because a former Marine owns CNN, when you're in boot it's the only channel a TV can be turned to.

[erics1one]

I think the most informative and accurate political news comes from talk radio.

Obviously stories are still going to be told from one point of view, but when callers call in to rebutal, you can see different perspectives and determine your own.

[darksecret]

That makes sence, like forums, people getting together to express differences and opinions, a lot make sense some are rediculous.

[saleeka]

if you want a good unbiased viewpoint, watch the BBC. They are outsiders from both points of view, and in my opinion, way more truthful than anything from the US...

[coustoe]

if you are doing a report only on broadcast news, then you have a valid point. But you must understand, broadcast news only has a limited time to report things, then they must move on in order to cover more subjects. This is where newspapers and print journalism comes in. They go into much more depth and detail since they have the time and space.

This is the downfall of braodcast news, its faster than print, but less detail. The newspaper does not get news out until the next day, but it is much more in depth and comprehensive.

Also, all media is going to be biased toward the country they originate from. Not just the US, but Al Jezeera is biased toward middle eastern countries, even the most unbiased broadcast news, the BBC, will now and then have its British loyal spin.
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true, true good points.

if you want to get a general overview of stories, go to news.google.com, were the news stories are ranked by dissemination (popularity/importance) worldwide.

You'll get print stories from all the major syndications around the world. I really like the chinese ones, but basically after reading them all they all pretty much say the same things X was done at X place at X time. Those are the mainstream news sources from all the countries, they are pretty unbiased. The only places were you hear coloful words and biased slants to a story are the non mainstream sources in each country.

This post has been edited by coustoe: Apr 28, 2005 - 9:32 AM

[darksecret]

Try searching www.infowars.com even I think some of it sounds farfetched but a lot of it makes sense.

[ghostdog]

bumping an old topic but I just saw it

I can't believe there hasn't been any mention of Fox News. I actually talked to a guy the other day who used to produce for them. he explained that every morning a list is handed down by the higher ups on the priority of stories, and how they should be talked about. yes, all their stories are given a conservative slant as per orders from the president of the company. and you thought CNN was bad

[Terzin1]

yea, the only show i like for news is the daily show. its just a shame its only 30 minutes.