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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: aldo_14 on May 30, 2006, 09:45:01 am

Title: American news stations in 'fake news' enquiry
Post by: aldo_14 on May 30, 2006, 09:45:01 am
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=0005AD07-276A-147A-9D9C83027AF1002A

Free media?
Title: Re: American news stations in 'fake news' enquiry
Post by: Rictor on May 30, 2006, 09:48:30 am
The US government? Propaganda? Compliant media? Nah, that's unpossible.

Though I think the story is at least a year old; I remember reading about it a while ago.
Title: Re: American news stations in 'fake news' enquiry
Post by: Colonol Dekker on May 30, 2006, 09:49:49 am
bAH!!, You beat me to it Rictor, Unlesss......... You're not Propaganda yourself are you?
Title: Re: American news stations in 'fake news' enquiry
Post by: vyper on May 30, 2006, 09:50:03 am
Oh this is too good...
Title: Re: American news stations in 'fake news' enquiry
Post by: aldo_14 on May 30, 2006, 09:50:10 am
Quote from: Rictor on May 30, 2006, 09:48:30 am
The US government? Propaganda? Compliant media? Nah, that's unpossible.

I know, I couldn't believe it either.  Who'd have thunk it?  Probably even that nice, charitable man Rupert Murdoch was involved, too.  Shocking!
Title: Re: American news stations in 'fake news' enquiry
Post by: Colonol Dekker on May 30, 2006, 09:54:44 am
A charitable Austalian? You only get one a millenium and alast time i checked Rolf Harris was still kicking  :P
Title: Re: American news stations in 'fake news' enquiry
Post by: Kosh on May 30, 2006, 10:07:45 am
Doesn't the US also criticize countries that have no "free" media?
Title: Re: American news stations in 'fake news' enquiry
Post by: Turambar on May 30, 2006, 10:08:25 am
well technically this media isnt free

you have to pay for it
Title: Re: American news stations in 'fake news' enquiry
Post by: Prophet on May 30, 2006, 10:12:11 am
Quote from: Kosh on May 30, 2006, 10:07:45 am
Doesn't the US also criticize countries that have no "free" media?
Of course it does. It also doesn't like countries to torure people or develope nunclear weapons. Just name a few. Seriously, this as surprising as an orgasm after a wanking session. And is the best kept secret after the discovery of fire that burns.
Title: Re: American news stations in 'fake news' enquiry
Post by: Colonol Dekker on May 30, 2006, 10:29:31 am
The US doesn't condone coherent or tangible speech.....
Remeber, You guys voted him in.........

http://www.slate.com/?id=76886 (http://www.slate.com/?id=76886)
Title: Re: American news stations in 'fake news' enquiry
Post by: Rictor on May 30, 2006, 10:40:18 am
I prefered it the old way, when government mouthpieces were clearly identifiable as such. I mean, at least with Pravda you knew it was bull****. This...this is a far more subtle and devious strategy.
Title: Re: American news stations in 'fake news' enquiry
Post by: aldo_14 on May 30, 2006, 10:45:27 am
Quote from: Colonol Dekker on May 30, 2006, 10:29:31 am
The US doesn't condone coherent or tangible speech.....
Remeber, You guys voted him in.........

http://www.slate.com/?id=76886 (http://www.slate.com/?id=76886)

Quote
"The point now is how do we work together to achieve important goals. And one such goal is a democracy in Germany."—Washington, D.C., May 5, 2006

What the hell?  Seriously, what country did he think was Germany, here?
Title: Re: American news stations in 'fake news' enquiry
Post by: Colonol Dekker on May 30, 2006, 10:46:32 am
"In this job you've got a lot on your plate on a regular basis; you don't have much time to sit around and wander, lonely, in the Oval Office, kind of asking different portraits, 'How do you think my standing will be?' "—Washington, D.C., March 16, 2005

Makes Blair seem almost acceptable.
Title: Re: American news stations in 'fake news' enquiry
Post by: Ford Prefect on May 30, 2006, 12:32:08 pm
"Any dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the U.S. media."

--Noam Chomsky