People should stop watching the mainstream media., page 1

I think the media is fascist. It's not even left or right. Most people don't even know that. They think they're all Democrats and Republicans there. They're fascists though. I should've change my topic title to though that people should stop watching the MSM as their only source of news. People that watch the MSM as their only source of news aren't really that bright about the world of politics, and, how things really work.

[edit on 26-9-2009 by Frankidealist35]

reply posted on 26-9-2009 @ 12:51 PM by Merriman Weir

Whilst superficially this seems like a good idea, I actually think it's a bad idea. I think the real trick is to balance mainstream media with alternative viewpoints. Not because mainstream media necessarily has any or even no merit, but simply because you need to be aware of how other people are being informed and you need to understand what 'official' and 'spun' news looks like and how this is being presented to people generally.

I'm another that tends to be equally dubious of a lot of 'alternative' and 'trusted' news sources too. The only things I tend to trust are though that have no real partisan allegiance at all and/or are willing to put the proverbial boot into all political parties and scrutinise everything that goes on wherever it is.

reply posted on 26-9-2009 @ 01:46 PM by lernmore

One thing that's helped open my eyes to just how bias corporately controlled media outlets are, is to watch live unedited satellite feeds, and free news in English from all over the world.

Usually these mainstream groups will take snippets of an entire speech, or town hall meeting, or press conference, and only show the parts pertinent to pushing their agenda.

While the reporters are often reading scripted drivel, sometimes you can catch more of the whole story than just the 30 second clip they want to show you at the top of their news hour.

The biggest benefit, for me, has been the ability to watch news from all over the world...for free.

With no more than the proper equipment, and no monthly fees, you can watch Aljazeera, PressTV (Iran), Russia today and thousands of other sources that most cable and satellite subscription companies wont even offer you.

Even though each of them has their own totally bias spin on things, you can sometimes pick up things that the others wouldn't dare mention. Having more than one perspective to consider certainly gives you a better sense of whole whole picture, and more to work with when forming your own opinion.

Along with news from all over the world, the live feeds can be really entertaining. I sometimes describe it as getting to watch the whole car chase, and not just the crash at the end.

Here's a thread I made on the subject.

Free to Air Satellite

reply posted on 26-9-2009 @ 10:42 PM by Frankidealist35

reply to post by Merriman Weir

I totally agree with you. That's what I've been doing lately. I spend about 1 hour watching MSM news a day. Then I spend about like however much time other than that watching alternative news. It helps to have a balance. I get the mainline reality version of the world and the alternative news helps me filter it. I think that you can't really just go alone with alternative news media because you might end up just being uninformed or only getting one side of the story without knowing why they're saying what they're saying or doing what they're doing. There are also some reporters who feel that they actually DO have to tell the truth and that is their job. So not everyone in the MSM is a liar. It helps to get both views of reality. I would agree.

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