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re: Could a generally unbiased news network be created?
Posted on 2/10/14 at 1:56 pm to DanTiger
Posted on 2/10/14 at 1:56 pm to DanTiger
The problem with bias in journalism is that journalists aren't rewarded for strong, bias free reporting. They're rewarded according to the amount of web hits, views and retweets they get. This is bred by corporate ownership of media.
It's thus easy to see the step from focus on "facts" to sensationalist drivel.
The only real way to correct or ebb the ever rising tide of biased reporting would be to implement ethical standards to which news outlets were compelled to adhere. If this ever happens (I doubt it will) it is a long way off.
Fortunately for us, there are independent outlets, particularly via the internet, that are gaining prominence and credence.
For now, it is incumbent upon you to be a critical consumer of media.
It's thus easy to see the step from focus on "facts" to sensationalist drivel.
The only real way to correct or ebb the ever rising tide of biased reporting would be to implement ethical standards to which news outlets were compelled to adhere. If this ever happens (I doubt it will) it is a long way off.
Fortunately for us, there are independent outlets, particularly via the internet, that are gaining prominence and credence.
For now, it is incumbent upon you to be a critical consumer of media.
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Posted on 2/10/14 at 3:08 pm to Guava Jelly
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For now, it is incumbent upon you to be a critical consumer of media.
This!
Seriously, I stopped watching 24 hour cable news about 3 months ago and I can honestly say I'm more informed. I make it a point to watch the local news and the 30 minute CBS nightly news. My political views haven't changed, but I feel a whole lot smarter for not getting angry at the TV and watching something more worthwhile.
Now to the OP, take a look at the threads that get the most posts (200+) over the past 3 months. I think you'll find that well over 80% of those threads fall into 3 categories:
1) Gays.
2) Religeon.
3) Race (including immigration reform, voter ID, saint george, and conservatives whining about whatever bullshite Melissa Harris-Perry or Al Sharpton said on MSNBC 20 minutes ago).
I was shocked to take a walk down the previous threads debates surrounding Obamacare, econo-politics or AGW were not higher. There were plenty of these threads, but the threads with the most replies are in the above 3 categories.
It's distressing that as a nation we gravitate towards subjects that don't even matter to their day to day personal lives. I thought that as a board that trends libretarian / conservative there would be more important issues covered but nope, that's apparently what we're interested in as a nation. We are a nation of 7th grade girls.
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