SaidIt Survey : Which is worse - the thought police or the tax man?

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[–]Tom_Bombadil 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

The mainstream news always lied. However, public awareness of the lies is a recent development.

  • Media can never be trusted if their revenue comes from advertising.
  • Media shouldn't be trusted if their revenue is from foundations. Think tanks, PBS, NPR, Scientific journals, etc.
  • Media may be trustworthy if they are supporter funded, assuming you understand their worldview, and political agenda. Every news story is told from a perspective.

Everyone should learn intellectual self defense. I recommend" manufacturing consent" by Chomsky. He certainly has his own biases and agenda, but this book is as legit as it gets for this topic. You can become a media selfdefense blue-belt by understanding the basics.