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Viking Chat => Off Topic => Topic started by: SydneyRover on February 04, 2024, 10:46:08 pm

Title: How the 'news' can shape your views
Post by: SydneyRover on February 04, 2024, 10:46:08 pm
An articles of interest that demonstrates why it is often a better option to get your news from many sources and then make an informed decision as to where the truth lies.

''CNN staff say network’s pro-Israel slant amounts to ‘journalistic malpractice’''

''According to accounts from six CNN staffers in multiple newsrooms, and more than a dozen internal memos and emails obtained by the Guardian, daily news decisions are shaped by a flow of directives from the CNN headquarters in Atlanta that have set strict guidelines on coverage.

They include tight restrictions on quoting Hamas and reporting other Palestinian perspectives while Israel government statements are taken at face value. In addition, every story on the conflict must be cleared by the Jerusalem bureau before broadcast or publication''

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/feb/04/cnn-staff-pro-israel-bias

What about those that shun the news because it's full of stuff they can't be arsed with or don't understand? yeah well what about that.