Badger Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 When I saw your first sentence, I was thinking about news in general and I wanted to finish it with: ......but the news probably wont report it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 6 hours ago, Badger said: When I saw your first sentence, I was thinking about news in general and I wanted to finish it with: ......but the news probably wont report it. I have grown a bit allergic to that sentence. In 90% of the cases it means the news did report on it. And the commentor is going to excuse his lack of common knowledge with "I do not watch manipualted mainstream media". Despite the fact that the original soruces all are "mainstream media". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 Jesus, it's the X-Files tagline. We're getting a bit too serious about a story about UFOs guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Pattern Ghost said: Jesus, it's the X-Files tagline. We're getting a bit too serious about a story about UFOs guys. The truth will set you free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 3 hours ago, Pattern Ghost said: Jesus, it's the X-Files tagline. We're getting a bit too serious about a story about UFOs guys. Blame the guys missusing that line. Not me for being as pissed about it as you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 Militarized policing hits Australia. There have been other examples, mainly involving fancy disco riot gear, but this is a new level of normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 A French sailor has set a new record for the fastest solo round the world voyage in 42 days and sixteen hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 14 hours ago, Christopher said: I have grown a bit allergic to that sentence. In 90% of the cases it means the news did report on it. And the commentor is going to excuse his lack of common knowledge with "I do not watch manipualted mainstream media". Despite the fact that the original soruces all are "mainstream media". I'd feel worse, if the big names in media didn't shoot "trust" in the back. (and I thought it was common knowledge that "mainstream media" were the bigger names in the media-TV and newspaper) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 44 minutes ago, Badger said: I'd feel worse, if the big names in media didn't shoot "trust" in the back Who is shooting trust in the back? When? How? Or is that just the usual result of Chineses Whispers with no actuall proof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 2 hours ago, Christopher said: Who is shooting trust in the back? When? How? Or is that just the usual result of Chineses Whispers with no actuall proof? So, why have I heard a 1000 times on this site, FOX news being referred to as Faux News? Are you claiming they have never spun the truth? If that is true, then most of our members (including me) owe them an apology. Edit: The national news stations operating procedures on certain things seems to be "report the rumor they heard to the news audience, and then subsequently follow up and find out if it is actually true." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 You know what they say . . . No news is good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 No news is a good reason to watch Cartoon Network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 21 minutes ago, Michael Hopcroft said: No news is a good reason to watch Cartoon Network. Heh, I'd be up for that if their late night viewing didn't consist of 2 hours of Family Guy per hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeropoint Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 If it were still Power Puff Girls, Dexter's Lab, and Batman: The Animated Series, I'd still be watching it. Pattern Ghost and Jagged 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 2 hours ago, Badger said: So, why have I heard a 1000 times on this site, FOX news being referred to as Faux News? Are you claiming they have never spun the truth? If that is true, then most of our members (including me) owe them an apology. Edit: The national news stations operating procedures on certain things seems to be "report the rumor they heard to the news audience, and then subsequently follow up and find out if it is actually true." I do not consider Fox news a "grand name" in Media. It is Breitbart light in many parts. The Seth Rich Storyline and Fox and Friends do not leave a lot of room to see them otherwise. You need the be a lot more specific then "big names in media", unless you want to be perceived as slamming the entire free press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 If you want to continue discussing Fox News and its political reporting may I suggest the US politics thread to continue your discussion. #suggestion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, Bazza said: If you want to continue discussing Fox News and its political reporting may I suggest the US politics thread to continue your discussion. #suggestion Or the THEM politics thread. Bazza and Starlord 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 56 minutes ago, Bazza said: If you want to continue discussing Fox News and its political reporting may I suggest the US politics thread to continue your discussion. #suggestion That's ok, I got my answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 3 hours ago, Christopher said: I do not consider Fox news a "grand name" in Media. It is Breitbart light in many parts. The Seth Rich Storyline and Fox and Friends do not leave a lot of room to see them otherwise. You need the be a lot more specific then "big names in media", unless you want to be perceived as slamming the entire free press. You've answered more questions than you know. No need to go further Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 There is actually news on Fox News (Shepard Smith comes to mind), but it's surrounded in a format of talking head programs that are designed to tell the viewer the "correct" way to think, with very little basis on reality. Unfortunately, CNN and MSNBC aren't much different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 It is not really news but something happened that it is a little heartwarming. A woman was in the concert for Jay Z holding a sign saying she had beaten cancer twice in order to come and see him, so could she have a selfie or a hug ? So he stops the concert and has her up on stage with him. There are video clips of it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 Significant railroad accident south of Tacoma about an hour ago; derailment of an Amtrak train at a grade crossing over I-5. One of the WSDOT traffic cams shows the passenger car hanging off the train overpass (and, of course, the head of the complete traffic blockage). Supposedly the inaugural run of a high-speed change of route on the Seattle-Portland passenger run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 4 hours ago, Ternaugh said: There is actually news on Fox News (Shepard Smith comes to mind), but it's surrounded in a format of talking head programs that are designed to tell the viewer the "correct" way to think, with very little basis on reality. Unfortunately, CNN and MSNBC aren't much different. CNN and MSNBC do report on misdeeds in the Democratic Party and reporting mistakes. That makes them by definition a more reliable newsources then Fox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Cancer said: Significant railroad accident south of Tacoma about an hour ago; derailment of an Amtrak train at a grade crossing over I-5. One of the WSDOT traffic cams shows the passenger car hanging off the train overpass (and, of course, the head of the complete traffic blockage). Supposedly the inaugural run of a high-speed change of route on the Seattle-Portland passenger run. This is being described by eyewitnesses as "an epic disaster". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 Meh, just five minutes in an action movie. Except real people got killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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