Is the Press in the western world manipulated? ( Archived) (12)

Dec 22, 2010 1:03 AM CSTIs the Press in the western world manipulated?
Dude44
Dude44Dude44Geneva, Switzerland33 Threads 6 Polls 397 Posts

Is the Press in the western world manipulated?(Vote Below)

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Yes
23
59%
No
6
15%
Maybe
1
3%
I don't know
3
8%
I don't care
3
8%
I just want to get laid...
3
8%
What's this got to do with dating?
0
0%
Are you talking about ironing?
0
0%
Yes, I do fondle newspapers...
0
0%
Julian who?....
0
0%
Total Votes
39
Is the free press manipulated?

Here's an opinion on the subject, with a quote from the Introduction titled: "Why ewars are not being reported honestly"




"In Britain, David Rose, whose Observer articles played a major part in falsely linking Saddam Hussein to al-Qaida and 9/11, gave me a courageous interview in which he said, "I can make no excuses... What happened [in Iraq] was a crime, a crime on a very large scale."
"Does that make journalists accomplices?" I asked him.
"Yes... unwitting perhaps, but yes."
What is the value of journalists speaking like this? The answer is provided by the great reporter James Cameron, whose brave and revealing filmed report, made with Malcolm Aird, of the bombing of civilians in North Vietnam was banned by the BBC. "If we who are meant to find out what the bastards are up to, if we don't report what we find, if we don't speak up," he told me, "who's going to stop the whole bloody business happening again?"
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Dec 22, 2010 1:11 AM CST Is the Press in the western world manipulated?
Albertaghost
AlbertaghostAlbertaghostCultural Wasteland, Alberta Canada76 Threads 5 Polls 5,914 Posts
They are and they are not. The truth always gets out but, it's a trade off in that reporters who post what they know are not permitted to get classified information unless they adhere to the wishes of those who provide the infrmation.

As for the Saddam/911 stuff, Bush and Cheney both said there was no connection so where this guy invented the stuff from I have no idea.dunno
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Dec 22, 2010 1:14 AM CST Is the Press in the western world manipulated?
Dude44
Dude44Dude44Geneva, Switzerland33 Threads 6 Polls 397 Posts
Dec 22, 2010 1:23 AM CST Is the Press in the western world manipulated?
lucynad
lucynadlucynadSunny city, Sicilia Italy7 Threads 2,431 Posts
hmmm...

living in the country where nearly 80% of the journalist are paid by Berlusconi (as the owner of newspapers or tv channels) my answer is...

"i just want to get laid"

and...

as in the "Cabaret" movie:

Money makes the world go around,
The world go around,
The world go around,
Money makes the world go around,
Of that we can be sure.
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Dec 22, 2010 2:33 AM CST Is the Press in the western world manipulated?
Dude44
Dude44Dude44Geneva, Switzerland33 Threads 6 Polls 397 Posts
here's my quote for the day:

"The more you dig, the more worms you are going to find..."

wave
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Dec 22, 2010 2:50 AM CST Is the Press in the western world manipulated?
Albertaghost
AlbertaghostAlbertaghostCultural Wasteland, Alberta Canada76 Threads 5 Polls 5,914 Posts
Dude44: here's my quote for the day:

"The more you dig, the more worms you are going to find..."
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Nietzsche said 'sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.'

If you ask me what that's supposed to mean I'll laugh.

In any case, I don't want to change minds, just show truth. That so many here feel the need to lie is evidence of the need to correct.
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Dec 22, 2010 3:01 AM CST Is the Press in the western world manipulated?
craig63
craig63craig63estepona, Andalusia Spain46 Threads 1,464 Posts
never buy or read a newspaper all full of rubbish.
the only paper i look at is the local paper with local news and a paper you get here called costa del sol news.
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Dec 22, 2010 3:05 AM CST Is the Press in the western world manipulated?
time4fun4u
time4fun4utime4fun4uAlicante, Valencia Spain18 Threads 1 Polls 10,066 Posts
craig63: never buy or read a newspaper all full of rubbish.
the only paper i look at is the local paper with local news and a paper you get here called costa del sol news.
I am like you.I havnt read a news paper in about 15yrs! I find them just speculative,and gossip.Occasionally,i will pick up a costa blanca news,but only about once a year.cheers
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Dec 22, 2010 3:14 AM CST Is the Press in the western world manipulated?
craig63
craig63craig63estepona, Andalusia Spain46 Threads 1,464 Posts
time4fun4u: I am like you.I havnt read a news paper in about 15yrs! I find them just speculative,and gossip.Occasionally,i will pick up a costa blanca news,but only about once a year.


hi mate have seen the costa blanca news but not read one, must be the same as cosda del sol news. dont know if you get it but we get a paper here called sur in english which i read because its news on local events in spain. i do also look at the local spanish papers just to improve my spanish.

cheers
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Dec 22, 2010 3:17 AM CST Is the Press in the western world manipulated?
time4fun4u
time4fun4utime4fun4uAlicante, Valencia Spain18 Threads 1 Polls 10,066 Posts
craig63: hi mate have seen the costa blanca news but not read one, must be the same as cosda del sol news. dont know if you get it but we get a paper here called sur in english which i read because its news on local events in spain. i do also look at the local spanish papers just to improve my spanish.
I have seen sur,when i have been on hoilday down there.There are local feebees here,but they are full of people moaning about something laugh cheers
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Dec 22, 2010 3:31 AM CST Is the Press in the western world manipulated?
craig63
craig63craig63estepona, Andalusia Spain46 Threads 1,464 Posts
time4fun4u: I have seen sur,when i have been on hoilday down there.There are local feebees here,but they are full of people moaning about something


still pissing down here mate not stopped raining since saturday
so still cant get any work done. as you like riding the bike in the rain you would have a ball at the moment.
have a good day cheers
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Dec 22, 2010 3:33 AM CST Is the Press in the western world manipulated?
time4fun4u
time4fun4utime4fun4uAlicante, Valencia Spain18 Threads 1 Polls 10,066 Posts
craig63: still pissing down here mate not stopped raining since saturday
so still cant get any work done. as you like riding the bike in the rain you would have a ball at the moment.
have a good day
laugh Miserable here today!Bikes got a flat battery,not holding its charge! Its been on the bike for 5yrs,so shouldnt complain,but another 120e!cheers
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Dec 22, 2010 3:38 AM CST Is the Press in the western world manipulated?
craig63
craig63craig63estepona, Andalusia Spain46 Threads 1,464 Posts
time4fun4u: Miserable here today!Bikes got a flat battery,not holding its charge! Its been on the bike for 5yrs,so shouldnt complain,but another 120e!


5 years thats good. my battery let me down this year at faro but managed to bump start the bike on the sunday and got home to buy a battery on the monday.

frustrated doh cheers
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