08-02-2016, 01:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-02-2016, 01:39 PM by APeacefulWarrior.)
Well, I'll take the removal of your original reply as a tacit apology.
Reuters is European. It's not American propaganda, unless you're honestly saying that you think Europe's top news source is American-controlled. Plus, the article I linked to has far more verifiable facts, and fewer instances of the sort of propagandistic techniques I was pointing out. And as far as Al-Jazeera goes, I've got no problem with them. I enjoyed watching AJE back when I was in an area where I could receive it, and considered it one of the most comprehensive sources at the time.
It's RT that's incredibly biased and manipulative in its coverage these days.
Besides, the techniques I was illustrating can -and should- be used to look at ANY news from ANY source. They're amazingly universal, in terms of manufacturing fear and uncertainty in readers\viewers. Once you start to spot some of the common patterns - like leaving out context or juxtapositions of unrelated items- you can spot them whenever a biased reporter is trying to use them for manipulation, no matter what the source is.
Well, there are other people reading this forum and they can also learn by seeing two people hashing over differing opinions. I even mentioned in the long post that I hoped other people would find it useful too. And that we've had an unproductive discussion in the recent past doesn't cause me to automatically think that it's pointless trying to talk to you at all. I'd think that a rather dire attitude, if I found myself in possession of it.
(08-02-2016, 01:19 PM)YinYang Wrote: I'm quite happy to get my news from RT and Al Jazeera, since American propaganda is something I just can't stomach anymore. Too much lies.
Reuters is European. It's not American propaganda, unless you're honestly saying that you think Europe's top news source is American-controlled. Plus, the article I linked to has far more verifiable facts, and fewer instances of the sort of propagandistic techniques I was pointing out. And as far as Al-Jazeera goes, I've got no problem with them. I enjoyed watching AJE back when I was in an area where I could receive it, and considered it one of the most comprehensive sources at the time.
It's RT that's incredibly biased and manipulative in its coverage these days.
Besides, the techniques I was illustrating can -and should- be used to look at ANY news from ANY source. They're amazingly universal, in terms of manufacturing fear and uncertainty in readers\viewers. Once you start to spot some of the common patterns - like leaving out context or juxtapositions of unrelated items- you can spot them whenever a biased reporter is trying to use them for manipulation, no matter what the source is.
Quote:You speak as if this is our first unproductive debate on this forum... maybe we should give it a rest. You and I seem to sit on opposite sides of the fence on just about everything.
Well, there are other people reading this forum and they can also learn by seeing two people hashing over differing opinions. I even mentioned in the long post that I hoped other people would find it useful too. And that we've had an unproductive discussion in the recent past doesn't cause me to automatically think that it's pointless trying to talk to you at all. I'd think that a rather dire attitude, if I found myself in possession of it.