Hard Light Productions Forums

Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Luis Dias on January 04, 2013, 07:55:23 am

Title: Cellphone in 1928
Post by: Luis Dias on January 04, 2013, 07:55:23 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ym17AfN8qc

What irks me is not the fact that these things go viral and so on. General excitment over obvious myths is expected. What is mind-boggling is to see CNN "report" this viral video without giving any hint as to why it is ludicrous.

Title: Re: Cellphone in 1928
Post by: The E on January 04, 2013, 07:57:55 am

Because research and fact checking are traits that are not selected for in journalists these days.

Title: Re: Cellphone in 1928
Post by: headdie on January 04, 2013, 08:02:46 am

lol... end

Title: Re: Cellphone in 1928
Post by: sigtau on January 05, 2013, 12:07:38 am

I stopped taking it seriously as soon as she cited the source as being a YouTube user.

Slow news day?

Title: Re: Cellphone in 1928
Post by: Scourge of Ages on January 05, 2013, 01:56:57 am

This video was uploaded on October 29th, 2010. So seeing this on CNN is not as horrifying as if it happened today.

Still, to see a CNN reporter seriously pose the question "does this video prove that time travel exists?" is pretty disheartening, no matter when it was asked.

Title: Re: Cellphone in 1928
Post by: Veers on January 05, 2013, 06:20:28 am

This has to be fact, CNN could never be wrong!  /sarcasmrant

The media doesn't tend to think or research anything these days. The internet is a blessing and a curse. Or the human race is a curse, dunno which.

I thought this video was a lot easier to swallow without doing any of my own research. Yet... Chaplin's Time Traveler Analyzed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwTbUfaPcLo)

Title: Re: Cellphone in 1928
Post by: newman on January 05, 2013, 12:39:18 pm

When you see a news network get their news off youtube, it's such a sure sign of quality.. Jon Stewart was right on the money; CNN is terrible.

Title: Re: Cellphone in 1928
Post by: MP-Ryan on January 05, 2013, 02:27:17 pm

CNN reported Iraqi forces were impaling Kuwaiti babies on pikes during the Gulf War.  Babies.  On Pikes.  Where do you even get a pike these days other than a museum?

They eventually retracted it, but it should come as no surprise to anyone that all media sources are periodically very wrong.

Title: Re: Cellphone in 1928
Post by: redsniper on January 06, 2013, 04:21:56 pm

There wouldn't even be anyone to call.

Title: Re: Cellphone in 1928
Post by: Ulala on January 06, 2013, 05:03:56 pm

Unless you were calling.. THE FUTURE.

Seriously, how is this news?