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Do you trust the Mainstream Media?

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Lovewins 5 Apr 7
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Trust MSNBC, CNN, Washington Post and NY Times and NPR and PBS

I don't watch MSNBC any more, just way too far left in reporting, the rest you cited I agree with

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This is when I ask the question... Define trust?

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The only thing they are good at is reporting the glorified news. They make it sound like a Hollywood script the majority of the population is way undereducated and they believe the fiction pouring out of the mouths of the commentators like diarrhea of the brain.

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So long as we exclude Fox and all extreme right wing media from the term "mainstream", I generally trust all of the others.

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Sources need to be cited.

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Stick to the mainstream outlets, ignore 95% of what you see on Facebook, 99% of what you see in online sites/blogs (basically some guy in a room by himself), and, if it sounds really newsworthy,(tRump in murder/suicide pact with Putin!) go onlineand check several other national/international media outlets. nadif it still soundsover the top -snopes it. British websites and places like Reuters are usually better than American outlets for American news, but watch out for their basis as well. I stopped following a bunch of liberal sites because they were basically repeating each other with really annoying hyperbolicclickbait headlines. andconservative sites are even worse.

I quit watching NBC news, it's way too far left, the same as Fox is too far to the right. Unfortunately they are both mainstream medias.

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Not really no. I listen to commentaries but I don't forget that it's opinions.

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Independent news reports via the internet are much more reliable these days, I find, especially if you read a few and cross-check facts and follow up sources.

You really do have to take everything you read online with a grain of salt. Fortunately, the interwebs gives us the ability to check multiple sources from across the globe.

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Listen to Democracy Now and read blogs.

BillF Level 7 Apr 7, 2018
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I liked when Al Jazeera was on in the US, I wonder which politician got worked to get rid of them. OK I'm ready to be flamed.

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Never ever and I question everything.

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I do my best to avoid mainstream media. When I do want to know more about a person or event, I try to hit up multiple sources to attempt to glean some semblance of truth. Even then, there’s a lot of reading between the lines required.

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Love Fox news

gater Level 7 Apr 7, 2018

lol

you're kidding - right?

@shockwaverider No - I watch it every nite - love Hannity

@iamjc I know what Fox news is, I've just never come close to anyone who actually watches it.

@shockwaverider About 1.3 million daily viewers - nearly double of CNN

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I think they show just what they want.
But definitely not FAUX...

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Mainstream media is all about the money.

Do you grow all your own food, because supermarkets are all about the money too?

Oooo, @NoTimeForBS. You're a real cynic.

Ironic, much?

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