Anonymous #1 5w

Public media comes without the financial incentive, and it’s much more transparent

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Anonymous #1 5w

^ It would be hard to argue that CSPAN has much bias, but every news source has some baked in bias

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Anonymous #1 5w

The only reason anyone ever relies on media period is because it is a modern convenience. In the internet age, every person has the ability to do their own research and come to their own conclusions in their right pocket. Mass media is antiquated and should be replaced with mass education on how to research on your own

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Anonymous #4 5w

The platforms themselves are the media outlets in that scenario, and what they feed you is certainly biased, in fact it’s so much more biased than traditional sources.

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Anonymous #1 5w

I don’t mean to just Google something and call it a day. As much as the people in charge would hate for people to realize this, everything they do is public information. Every bill, executive order, vote, committee, or general action taken by the government is recorded in their own records on the internet. It doesn’t get anymore easier to research than that. Now we just need to hold the government accountable and force them to tell the truth on absolutely everything

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Anonymous #4 5w

You can’t Google something without hearing about it first. That’s why it’s important to have a diverse media diet. I, for example, read print media (mainly the New York Times), listen to news radio (my local NPR station), and occasionally watch television news when something breaking is unfolding. The other thing that media provides outside of raw sources is expert analysis, which is immeasurably valuable. I can look at economic data, but I’m an engineering student… (1/2)

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Anonymous #1 5w

… so I’m not well versed in economics. Therefore, an econ professor’s analysis is going to give me a lot more info, for example. (2/2)

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