tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722246721110367593.post275503424143885442..comments2023-04-24T18:09:56.759+01:00Comments on Economics, Politics and Public Policy: Manufacturing Preferences: The Media as ManipulatorDavid Harteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01027237175821276983noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722246721110367593.post-48425559105698390952010-05-27T17:36:17.890+01:002010-05-27T17:36:17.890+01:00I think you're overstating the case. In my exp...I think you're overstating the case. In my experience of demonstrations that I have been present at, I have found that Indymedia reports the facts more accurately than the mainstream press. For example, the mainstream press seems to have decided that everyone on the anti-capitalist bloc is in eirigi (those red and black flags must be some republican symbol), or worse the 32CSM.Automatic Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04314726508332457474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722246721110367593.post-21496837994890725122010-05-27T17:00:24.473+01:002010-05-27T17:00:24.473+01:00Media as a whole has always been divided by biased...Media as a whole has always been divided by biased and self interest.<br /><br />In the early days, and even now they all about money, agenda, influence and self-advancement. But the time's are changing, in that we the consumer and the reader have far more choice.<br /><br />We have far more than one news source. We can choose are newspaper, we can choose the time and channel of what news bulletins to watch. There is more than one 24 news channel, with the BBC, Al Jezera, France 24, CNN, and other's such as Fox/Sky. And we have the internet.<br /><br />Traditional media's presence on teh internet, in many case's is disgusting. Paying for online subscription or specific content goes against the ideal's of the internet. But accompanying established media, is public generated information and discussion.<br /><br />From the now old forum of Blogs, to trending shared links, to Message boards, and micro-blogging such as twitter, the public is now also a source of opinion and reporting. It may be biased, it may be region specific or Individualistic, but is information. And it is information that is beyond the control of traditional media. <br /><br />The public can decide what to read, watch and listen to in all aspects of information delivery. Your feed reader choice's and peer groups will in essence always be as biased as traditional media bias, but it is YOUR generated choice, and it's this freedom that we can complement and applaud, before it is all taken away by further money making.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00384991436307554798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722246721110367593.post-32005655871684000142010-05-27T11:37:25.755+01:002010-05-27T11:37:25.755+01:00Aidan, I think if anything is clear in this articl...Aidan, I think if anything is clear in this article, it is the recognition of the paucity of objectivity and neutrality in all areas of the media. I do not see your point on the independent media - it remains as biased in whatever direction as the mainstream, as I pointed out in that article, and you seem to admit in your post. Indeed, it is only mentioned in the article to point out that it is not a valid way of avoiding media bias, which it often claims to be.<br /><br />Some organisations are more neutral than others - Reuters and the BBC, for example, do in general strive for neutrality in a way plenty of others wouldn't, though that is not to say they succeed all the time. I would suggest these two would be different because the BBC is actually beholden to some kind of accountability and Reuters' primary audience has been other news sources rather than individuals (although Reuters' recent attempts to deliver news directly has actually resulted in a decline in standards).Harry McEvansoneyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255484906260787461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722246721110367593.post-649926772542712282010-05-27T04:54:43.857+01:002010-05-27T04:54:43.857+01:00Harry, much of this is valid and well-observed. I ...Harry, much of this is valid and well-observed. I think however, in castigating the alternative media (i.e. indymedia et al) for displaying an obvious bias, you fail to realise that there cannot be an objective and neutral media source. Ultimately the stories that individual journalists choose to report on, and the facts they include in their reports are influenced by the ideology they subscribe to, even if they set out with the intention of being balanced. That the independent media tend to view things from a left-wing perspective is no more surprising than the mainstream media viewing things from a centrist (i.e. liberal capitalist) perspective.Automatic Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04314726508332457474noreply@blogger.com