Trusting the News

[FluffyMcDeath]

Should you? Can you? There are so many steps between the story and you including the guy that signs the cheques. But the news sources are also not unbiased. The people and organizations that journalists right the stories on have their own agendas and their own opinions.

Of course, there are some very good journalists, but they tend to have to freelance and live from their books and side projects or find independent papers that believe in journalism. Most of the big news organizations hire slackers and yes men - people who won't work to hard to rock the boat and are happy to eat the slop they are served and pass it on to the public.

Even the people who want to manipulate the journalists often are surprised at how easy it is - if you have a decent expense account behind you.

 

[Robert]

I'm watching a John Pilger documentary on ITV here, called, "The War You Don't See."

It touches on some of those points too.

Obama currently getting an entirely justified roasting.

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

I'm watching a John Pilger documentary on ITV here, called, "The War You Don't See."

Ah yes, Pilger's new one. I've been looking forward to that. How is it?

 

[Robert]

I'm watching a John Pilger documentary on ITV here, called, "The War You Don't See."

Ah yes, Pilger's new one. I've been looking forward to that. How is it?

I missed the first 20 minutes but otherwise it was good. Pretty much what we've come to expect from Pilger. He at least tried to shine a bit of light onto the BBC and their excruciating Israeli-arse-kissing, among other things.

 

[Robert]

@Fluffy:

Don't know if you can access this in Canada but, on the off chance:
The War you Don't See - ITV Player.