OldLady
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I see absolutely nothing wrong with that article.I'm at a loss how to replace that idea of "real" news in my life. Actually, I'm thinking forums! Like this one.I was extremely shocked by the election turning out the opposite what ALL, the WHOLE media swore it would, polls and all -- traumatized, really, so much so that I have just finished my seventh book on the 2016 election, trying to make my own sense of it.
I am happy with the result; what I am shocked by is that either the leftwing media lied the whole year, or they were sick unto death with confirmation bias and fooled themselves. I don't know which.
But I've made a number of changes to my news reading now that I know they are liars and damned liars. No more polls at all, ever: as soon as I see the word "poll" I stop reading the article. After Brexit and the U.S. presidential election, anyone who doesn't realize pollsters don't know what they are doing -- or are cheating us -- just isn't paying attention.
No future news. Any headline with "will" in it, or may or should or any future news is not news, that's fortunetelling.
No more opinion-mongers. I've got plenty of opinions all my own: I sure don't need a bunch of leftwing opinions pretending to be news. It's cheaper to buy opinion: no travel expenses, no interviews -- that's why op-eds now outnumber news articles. But they are totally worthless. I gave up all the columnists I used to read.
No more leftwing papers, like the Washington Post which went wholly over to the dark side, and no more reading articles that begin with a headline derrogating Trump. That's not news: that's propaganda and it's a worthless waste of time.
It's really hard finding any clean news now. I'm at a loss how to replace that idea of "real" news in my life. Actually, I'm thinking forums! Like this one.
Ummm....that depends. The facts we have, even most of what Breitbart reports, starts with a major news article. Print journalism still fuels much of the news cycle. That is probably why, when you news surf, you find all the news programs leading with the same stories.
Print journalism should not be devalued. It is the closest to in-depth, trustworthy "news" that we've got. I don't know why it is suddenly such a big deal for people to handle the intrinsic bias in a newspaper or magazine without having an aneurysm over it. That is what's changed. If you rely solely on the 24 hour news stations, you've got no one to blame but yourself. And by the way, THEIR news comes from newpaper reports, too. Listen next time. It's true.
As I see it, print media is just as culpable in participating in fake news as is radio and television.
Take this article in Breitbart for example:
ICE Director: Suspected Wine Country Arsonist Is Illegal Alien Mexican National - Breitbart
I see absolutely nothing wrong with that article. Breitbart took care to say 'illegal immigrant' instead of just 'immigrant' and stated that an ICE Director had confirmed that an illegal immigrant had started a fire, named that ICE Director, and further stated:
. . .Sonoma County is considered a sanctuary jurisdiction and does not fully cooperate with federal immigration officials. That includes not honoring ICE detainer requests. “ICE was never notified of Mr. Gonzalez’ various releases,” Homan wrote in the statement regarding Gonzalez.
There were several fires in the region, and it is not clear what role the fires Gonzales allegedly set played in the overall disaster.
But Breitbart has been bashed time and again by various media sources accusing them of blaming an immigrant (not illegal immigrant) for the terrible California wildfires which the article does not in any way do.
Breitbart engaged in good journalism in that piece. Those articles accusing Breitbart were all fake news.
As one example, the story linked below does cite a sheriff engaging in fake news, but as it makes no effort to dispute the sheriff's version of the story, it is in itself fake news and based on derogatory editorial comment within it, is more of a hit piece on Breitbart than serious responsible journalism.
Breitbart fabricated fake story that illegal immigrant started deadly wildfires, says Sherriff
Disclaimer: Before somebody says I am defending Breitbart, I am indeed doing so re erroneous reporting on what Breitbart reported in one specific story. I am not intending here to broadly endorse or defend Breitbart in anything else.
This is what I see wrong with it. Breitbart put a heavy slant on it for careless readers. They are clever enough to imbed the truth in there, though, to keep from being sued. This is how Breitbart rolls.
There were several fires in the region, and it is not clear what role the fires Gonzales allegedly set played in the overall disaster.