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Trust in the media General Confusion
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
5/12/21
Apollonius (Theocritos) said:They see their job not as reporting the news, but rather, 'creating awareness' (of their issues) and moulding public opinion.
How is that different from what Fox News does?
Other than Fox spreading misinformation and cultivating ignorance...
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
5/12/21
The epoch times started advertising to me on YouTube after I watched a conspiracy theorist's channel.
From: Apollonius (Theocritos)
5/12/21
It always amuses me when people go on a rant about Fox News. Of course I never watch it, though I have seen a few brief (1-5 min. long) videos lifted from their website and cable news network.
It's supposedly so arch-conservative, but at least in the little I see of it, I find it merely to present some alternative facts that aren't mentioned on the really big networks.
Who are the really big networks? Here is a list of the top 50 in the English speaking world, ranked by relevant revenue:
Biggest media companies: Top 50 list by revenue as of end of 2020
The biggest media companies in the world. Exclusive top 50 list based on revenue and looking at news and information companies worldwide.
Read more from Press GazetteNotice that almost all these networks are 'liberal'/progressive in orientation. About the only 'conservative' or 'centrist' ones are Fox and News Corp. (which owns the Wall Street Journal, among others), and they are numbers 12 and 17 on the list, miniscule compared to the leading networks, which are mostly so-called 'social media' sites nowadays (Google, Facebook, Apple).
From: Apollonius (Theocritos)
5/12/21
The Epoch Times is simply a place to go after you've read the version of events presented in your ABC or the Washington Post. They're biased in the opposite direction, that's all.
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
5/20/21
Apollonius (Theocritos) said:It's supposedly so arch-conservative, but at least in the little I see of it, I find it merely to present some alternative facts that aren't mentioned on the really big networks.
Keyword here is "facts".
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
5/20/21
Apollonius (Theocritos) said:They're biased in the opposite direction, that's all.
I prefer staying grounded in reality.
From: Di (amina046)
6/3/21
Well you just missed Trump’s Blog. He just closed it down, very disappointed by the lack of readership!
From: Di (amina046)
6/3/21
Well you missed the Trump Blog. He just closed it down for lack of readership ! 
of course so many of his followers are not fans of belletristic!
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
7/24/21
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out.
Read more from AP NEWS