- Joined
- Jul 15, 2008
- Messages
- 34,217
- Reaction score
- 64,829
- Points
- 148
The whole concept of media influence in politics, concerns about censorship v concerns about fake news, probably is big enough that it deserves its own thread. So I thought I'd start one, which can include discussion of specific fake news articles, proposals to control/limit fake news, media bias....the whole thing.
Just to start things off, I thought I'd lead with a flaming commentary on an article run by the WaPo regarding fake news. The article was by noted lefty Glenn Greenwald, who blasted a WaPo "fake news" feature for endorsing stronger policing of "fake news" sites, and did so by relying on a website called "propaganda or not", whose management/membership is completely anonymous. Greenwald's article is worth a read:
https://theintercept.com/2016/11/26...klist-from-a-new-hidden-and-very-shady-group/
Now, what makes this is interesting is that the GOP-controlled House just passed a bill targeted at, among other things, countering Russian "media manipulation". And of course, that bill was heavily critiqued by ZeroHedge, which was one of the websites accused of being fake news.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-...es-bill-targeting-russian-propaganda-websites
I really have no idea what to make of any of that, but it's interesting as hell.
Just to start things off, I thought I'd lead with a flaming commentary on an article run by the WaPo regarding fake news. The article was by noted lefty Glenn Greenwald, who blasted a WaPo "fake news" feature for endorsing stronger policing of "fake news" sites, and did so by relying on a website called "propaganda or not", whose management/membership is completely anonymous. Greenwald's article is worth a read:
https://theintercept.com/2016/11/26...klist-from-a-new-hidden-and-very-shady-group/
Now, what makes this is interesting is that the GOP-controlled House just passed a bill targeted at, among other things, countering Russian "media manipulation". And of course, that bill was heavily critiqued by ZeroHedge, which was one of the websites accused of being fake news.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-...es-bill-targeting-russian-propaganda-websites
I really have no idea what to make of any of that, but it's interesting as hell.