I've argued that 'Fox News' is a hate group by that very definition. Everything else he has touched has turned into a pile of burning stinky garbage, the History Channel for example. edited: a word
I've argued that 'Fox News' is a hate group by that very definition. Everything else he has touched has turned into a pile of burning stinky garbage, the History Channel for example.
He is very easy to hate, but I think we also have to take into account who enables him. If we cannot get our shit together as society, then it doesn't matter whether it's Murdoch or someone else...
He is very easy to hate, but I think we also have to take into account who enables him.
If we cannot get our shit together as society, then it doesn't matter whether it's Murdoch or someone else pushing all this misinformed bullshit. There will always be the next Murdoch and the next.
We, as a society, need to figure out how to get people to think critically and not just blindly believe whatever insane racist, conspiratory, bigoted, inhumane, stupid, meaningless, anti-progressive drivel some newspaper like the Sun or TV channel like Fox 'News' spews.
If nobody consumed this shit, it wouldn't exit. But people crave this fantasy world confirming their fears and biases. They literally pay money to be served an imaginary fantasy / lie. It's literally just fiction, self-labeling as 'news', but it has nothing to do with news. It's entertainment. Toxic, fucking entertainment. Presenting lies as facts.
Standards in journalism are required. The Fairness Doctrine helped mitigate the abuses that are copious in today's media. Good old Ronnie took care of that business and thus the rise of...
Standards in journalism are required. The Fairness Doctrine helped mitigate the abuses that are copious in today's media. Good old Ronnie took care of that business and thus the rise of 'infotainment' that in reality is thinly veiled propaganda of barking mad billionaires with their sick and twisted agendas exclusively promoted lacking even a shred of journalistic integrity. Categorizing what can and cannot be called a news organization requires hard definitions and standards.
Couldn't agree more. The problem, I guess, is, that regulatory capture is one of the inevitabilities of a capitalist society. So even if we got these regulations back, they would eventually be...
Couldn't agree more.
The problem, I guess, is, that regulatory capture is one of the inevitabilities of a capitalist society. So even if we got these regulations back, they would eventually be eroded in the name of financial gain.
What's worse is that many current governments directly benefit from this insanity, so they have little reason to regulate away the thing that keeps them in power.
Unfortunately, you are correct. That being said, perhaps an evolution might occur, given enough pain and pressure, that will break these molds. If we don't evolve into more equitable, sustainable...
Unfortunately, you are correct. That being said, perhaps an evolution might occur, given enough pain and pressure, that will break these molds. If we don't evolve into more equitable, sustainable and peaceful species, I think our footprint on the geological history of earth will be very, very tiny.
I think our best chance are decentralising technologies like cryptocurrencies. What's interesting, is that industries like music and film really suffered because of not keeping up with technology....
I think our best chance are decentralising technologies like cryptocurrencies.
What's interesting, is that industries like music and film really suffered because of not keeping up with technology.
But now that decentralised technologies are starting to approach banks and governments, they are actively being dismantled and prohibited. The jury is out on whether that will fix things. Very hard to predict.
Few people have done so much harm to the world as a whole as Rupert Murdoch
I've argued that 'Fox News' is a hate group by that very definition. Everything else he has touched has turned into a pile of burning stinky garbage, the History Channel for example.
edited: a word
He is very easy to hate, but I think we also have to take into account who enables him.
If we cannot get our shit together as society, then it doesn't matter whether it's Murdoch or someone else pushing all this misinformed bullshit. There will always be the next Murdoch and the next.
We, as a society, need to figure out how to get people to think critically and not just blindly believe whatever insane racist, conspiratory, bigoted, inhumane, stupid, meaningless, anti-progressive drivel some newspaper like the Sun or TV channel like Fox 'News' spews.
If nobody consumed this shit, it wouldn't exit. But people crave this fantasy world confirming their fears and biases. They literally pay money to be served an imaginary fantasy / lie. It's literally just fiction, self-labeling as 'news', but it has nothing to do with news. It's entertainment. Toxic, fucking entertainment. Presenting lies as facts.
And so long as that goes on, shit won't change...
Standards in journalism are required. The Fairness Doctrine helped mitigate the abuses that are copious in today's media. Good old Ronnie took care of that business and thus the rise of 'infotainment' that in reality is thinly veiled propaganda of barking mad billionaires with their sick and twisted agendas exclusively promoted lacking even a shred of journalistic integrity. Categorizing what can and cannot be called a news organization requires hard definitions and standards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine
Couldn't agree more.
The problem, I guess, is, that regulatory capture is one of the inevitabilities of a capitalist society. So even if we got these regulations back, they would eventually be eroded in the name of financial gain.
What's worse is that many current governments directly benefit from this insanity, so they have little reason to regulate away the thing that keeps them in power.
It's a big problem both in the UK and US.
Unfortunately, you are correct. That being said, perhaps an evolution might occur, given enough pain and pressure, that will break these molds. If we don't evolve into more equitable, sustainable and peaceful species, I think our footprint on the geological history of earth will be very, very tiny.
I think our best chance are decentralising technologies like cryptocurrencies.
What's interesting, is that industries like music and film really suffered because of not keeping up with technology.
But now that decentralised technologies are starting to approach banks and governments, they are actively being dismantled and prohibited. The jury is out on whether that will fix things. Very hard to predict.