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Originally posted by bingle
I don't think you can trust corporate news media any more than government-controlled media. So, like someone above suggested, the best solution is to get a broad survey of information. Look at sources that do not have as much at stake: If you read British and Australian news, for example, as well as CNN, you'll start to notice really weird disrepancies. They'll generally report the same thing, but emphasise different points. If anything, this has led me to really appreciate the amount of manipulation going on in media. It might do the same for you! Try the Guardian, the BBC, and the Sydney Morning Herald.

Actually, I was one of the people calling for a broad survey. :)

The BBC also has bias, by the way - they're said to be rather anti-Israel (anti-Jewish if you believe some people)... On the whole, however, I prefer their reporting to the "newsflash" stuff CNN always does. Somehow they just *look* more reliable.

You can never trust the media. You can also never distrust them either. Basically, it all depends on the sources, the subject, and many other things along hte line. try to remember, these people pretty much sum up the words that came out of another's mouth.

And I have seen those broadcasts, I have seen the Al-Jazeera "discussion programs", I have seen the comments made. What I said is what happened. Do not forget that most Arab TV stations are controlled by the governments there, and they'll only show what the government wants to show. With many of those governments decidedly anti-war and anti-American, it is no wonder they focus on the negative side of war.

Please substitute "Al-Jazeera" and "Arab"with American and all we see is what CNN want us to see.

Rupert Murdoch proved to the Western world how powerful the media is.
"He Who Wins The War Writes History"