Trump’s return to power raises serious questions about the media’s credibility | CNN Business

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[–]HiddenFox[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Now, more than ever, we are steadfast in our mission to uphold the principles of independent journalism

...Says the people that tinted the picture to make Trump more orange. Says the people that told you ivermectin was a horse dewormer....could go on but it's pointless. They made their bed now they have to lie in it.

It will be another 4 years before I watch CNN again and even then I'll only be watching to see what bullshit they are spewing.

[–]blackvoodoowhitesnow 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

ivermectin is for deworming, you fool.

[–]HiddenFox[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

CNN clearly said that Joe Rogan was taking ivermectin "a horse dewormer". While not technically lying they are clearly misrepresenting it as ivermectin has many, many other human uses.

It was a clear attempt to discredit him by telling part truths and making it look as though it was crazy for a person to take ivermectin. That is the context of my comment and the exact reason why people have lost trust in legacy media.

CNN was playing a manipulation game by making this comment and they got their ass handed to them on it. I was never arguing ivermectin was not a dewormer.

[–]blackvoodoowhitesnow 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

was joe rogan taking ivermectin?

[–]blackvoodoowhitesnow 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

nevermind i looked it up. yeah. joe rogan taking ivermectin to fight covid is absolutely idiotic. he desereves to be shamed for saying it is an alternative to a vaccine.

[–]Zapped 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

That opinion piece was written by Brian Stelter. He is part of the problem and still tries to divert blame. He is saying that the media is at fault because they didn't listen to the public, not that they are actively partnering with one party to change people's opinion.

[–]canuck3157 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

These two problems are not mutally exclusive. Media corporations could be doing both mistakes at same time:

[1] not listening to public, and

[2] actively partnering with one party

Big greedy ultra-rich media corporations, like CNN & FOX in USA (and CBC & Thomson media in Canada), defintely recieve fundings from their greedily corrupt ultra-rich/billionares masters in big rich politcal parties/corporate managements, doing mistake [2]. Then they also become the mouthpiece of these ultra-rich tyrants, without responding to any real critiicism & truthful feedbacks, thus making the mistake [1] at the same time of "not listening to public".

[–]blackvoodoowhitesnow 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

so, the guy who lies to everyone, writes an article about frustration towards those who lie to everyone. hmmmmmm. i think he needs to be the first one fired.

[–]Brewdabier 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The media’s credibility.

Hell way back in the 60s - 72 the media gave the world BS about the war.

[–]blackvoodoowhitesnow 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

this is literally not even news. we have all had questions about the medias credibility for a long time.

[–]blackvoodoowhitesnow 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

they should have a licensing for journalism. regulation of the media is the only things that will make sense. and no, im not talking about southern regulation. im talking real regulation, like, if you get caught lieing you are NOT allowed on a mainstream program.