Media Bias

I actually remember in both High School AND College in English and Literature , that there was a clear progression from reading-writing-to critical thinking and analysis. Do they teach this anymore?



I took a higher level literature/critical thinking college which was required to satisfy a course....it was taught by a wife of a guy who was on a Washington dc weekly tv politics show. We looked a social issues and read editorial/opinion/analysis pieces by authors such as Chomsky (left) and Krauthammer (right) about each. Our job in the course was to analyze the arguments and then at the techniques each author used to make their arguments. It was eye opening and a gateway to objectivity. We weren't having arguments about the issues but the instruments...and putting aside subjective "FEELINGS", everyone seemed to agree with points made by every author or view point. I think it was one of the few course with extremely high attendance and everyone enjoyed it.



If you just read through social media, critical thinking seems not to be a part of today society.I wish college level non biased critical thinking classes were required for every 16 year old. It would be an eye opener across the board.

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If you're getting your news through social media, you're doing it wrong. Facebook has no incentive to distinguish real from fake news.

Also +1 great post Schneed.

No I’m not getting my news, but I’m reading responses to news on social media and I really think people are generally getting dumber.

It use to be kinda laughed at when people would mention nazi or use nazi comparison because how false and intellectually lazy it was considered. Now people throw it around daily...it clownish.

Always been plenty of dumb people out there they just have a voice now with social media.

I hope this guy dies in prison!


https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/alex-jones-loses-another-legal-battle-in-sandy-hook-defamation-case-173408653.html


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Alex Jones Loses Another Legal Battle In Sandy Hook Defamation Case
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Conspiracy theorist and lawsuit magnet Alex Jones lost another legal battle last week when a court struck down an appeal related to a defamation lawsuit against him and his fearmongering website Infowars.

Infowars and Jones are defendants in a lawsuit brought by Neil Heslin, the father of 6-year-old Jesse Lewis, who was one of 20 children and six adults killed when a gunman stormed Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012. In the years since the shooting, Heslin and other Sandy Hook parents have received death threats and online harassment from followers of Jones’ Infowars website, which over the years has repeatedly claimed the shooting was a hoax and the parents are “crisis actors.” Infowars contributor Owen Shroyer is also named in the lawsuit.

In the latest court filing, the Texas Court of Appeals ordered Infowars to “pay all costs” related to the failed appeal that Infowars filed against Heslin, who is being represented by Mark Bankston of the Texas law firm Farrar & Ball. Previously, Heslin filed a motion of contempt in the case after the website refused to comply with a court-ordered demand to hand over internal emails and documents related to discussions about Sandy Hook.

Now the website will pay up in addition to handing over the information. As Right Wing Watch first pointed out:

Media bias? The fact is, all media is govt run propaganda.
It's entertainment, distraction. None of it us true.
So called fact checking is a waste of time. All the facts are propaganda. It's all a lie.

Media bias? The fact is, all media is govt run propaganda.
It's entertainment, distraction. None of it us true.
So called fact checking is a waste of time. All the facts are propaganda. It's all a lie.

http://m.quickmeme.com/img/5e/5e6116694147369871eda4b177afec9ad0dce249c30070c349 52716e7d639098.jpg

Always been plenty of dumb people out there they just have a voice now with social media.

As if to further prove your point:

Ladies and gentlemen, the Warpath's newest member:


Media bias? The fact is, all media is govt run propaganda.
It's entertainment, distraction. None of it us true.
So called fact checking is a waste of time. All the facts are propaganda. It's all a lie.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/today-anchors-react-to-matt-lauer-rape-allegation-this-is-shocking-and-appalling-%e2%80%94-watch-video/ar-AAIv9Vn?li=BBnbfcL

Disturbing shit coming out about Matt Lauer in Ronan Farrow's new book "Catch and Kill"

If this is true Lauer needs to be in prison.

Edit: Lauer with the clapback.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/matt-lauer-rape-accusation-open-letter-here (https://www.foxnews.com/media/matt-lauer-rape-accusation-open-letter-here)

Fox News seems to be the only one carrying the full statement, so there it is. Everybody else seems to be crucifying Lauer.

Idk who to believe, so I'm not gonna pick a side. But it does seem suspicious that she would continue having an affair with Lauer if he anally raped her in Sochi.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democracy-dies-over-chips-guac-washington-post-reporters-slammed-for-picture-wishing-merry-impeachmas

so much objective journalism here

Chico if you don't enjoy Ricky Gervais' monologue at the Golden Globes I don't know you at all. I thought it was fantastic.

https://twitter.com/alexsalvinews/status/1214003629377478656?s=09