Where is the News?

[n david]

Originally Posted by shazeep

no, the world's opinion--outside the US--is mentioned in the email. Look, i have no vested interest in whether or not you prefer one news over another. i get that Russia has been presented as our enemy, and we have been hearing that all of our lives. If RT makes you uncomfortable, then by all means stick with _______. But don't kid yourself that Fox was not involved in a lawsuit to negate Truth in Broadcasting. Or do; i have no vested interest there, either.

You can keep claiming it, but it doesn't make it true. That's not what happened, that's not what they did.

BTW, no news org need to petition the government to be able to lie on the news. It's called the First Amendment, which guarantees free speech, even if that speech is untrue. So this claim is not only factually incorrect, but ridiculously absurd.

[shazeep]

well, ty for at least admitting that it is absurd to expect the truth from our news.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_Doctrine

[n david]

Originally Posted by shazeep

well, ty for at least admitting that it is absurd to expect the truth from our news.

I did no such thing. Good grief. You're like the muslim, trying to twist words around. Need I put you on ignore as well?

What's absurd is at least twice I've caught you trying to make deceptive claims and statements and proved them to be factually wrong. And in spite of that, you continue your denial and deception.

Your claim of Germany indicting W was not true. Just as this claim about the FoxNews court victory isn't true. And yet, though even liberal-leaning people admit the FNC court case claim is false and misleading, you continue to pretend as though you're right and everyone else is wrong.

That's called being delusional.

Originally Posted by shazeep

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_Doctrine

The Fairness Doctrine has nothing to do with "truth in news." It's also not a law anymore. Do you even read what you post before you post it?

[shazeep]

gee, it's not a law anymore? really? have a nice day then.

[shazeep]

"The Fairness Doctrine has nothing to do with 'truth in news.' It's also not a law anymore."

[n david]

Originally Posted by shazeep

"The Fairness Doctrine has nothing to do with 'truth in news.'

What's your issue with that? It wasn't. It was about forcing stations to give equal time to opposing views.

Originally Posted by shazeep

It's also not a law anymore.

Correct. Oh, I understand your contention here. It wasn't a "law" it was a "policy." Whatever. It was eliminated in 1987 and completely removed from the books in 2011.

Anything else?

[n david]

Originally Posted by shazeep

gee, it's not a law anymore? really? have a nice day then.

Oh please. You're going to gripe about my using "law" instead of "policy" when you're posting lies?

[shazeep]

ENE news, "Energy News," is a news aggregator, focused on energy news. Seems to be one of the only sources of Fukushima news
http://enenews.com/

[Esaias]

Just take the red pill (see thread with same title). Then you will understand there pretty much ISN'T any "news", just propaganda. 100% of so called mainstream news and (my estimate) anywhere from 50-85% of so called "alternative/independent" news is controlled propaganda designed to promote one or another of various agendas.

Read everything. Believe nothing until YOU PERSONALLY verify.

Oh, and "95% of what you see on the internet is utter (bleep)".

Two quotes from the late Bill Cooper (2001).

[shazeep]

well said, and possibly the best advice going. most "news" has nothing to do with an individual, personally, and should be ignored, imo.