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Have you heard of Parler, the new social media app? -- Rodrigo 11/17/2020 3:06PM Maybe I am ignorant but -- HoodatB 11/17/2020 1:46PM This is exactly where I am, so you're not alone... -- Cav113 11/17/2020 4:24PM Plenty of good sources for news and information, though maybe not on cable -- Capital City Hoo 11/17/2020 1:38PM One differentiator of MSM is its free access -- Faz d. Hoo 11/17/2020 1:48PM Great job starting this thread. Lots of interesting commentary below... -- Los Angeles Hoo 11/17/2020 1:27PM That’s just part of the myth that the media lies to push left-wing agendas -- 111Balz 11/17/2020 1:24PM Why are you even comparing OANN in that mix? That's the same ... -- Blah 11/17/2020 12:06PM If most stuck with he "most reliable" box in the Media Bias Chart(pic/link) -- Hoo TV 11/17/2020 1:03PM I don't trust any of those. They're all compromised by radical leftists ** -- Rodrigo 11/17/2020 3:14PM Thanks. This chart is still extremely useful. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/17/2020 1:09PM One clarification.Sometimes Fox opinion makers don't just "bend" the truth. -- HoosWillWin 11/17/2020 12:20PM I think you're talking about "alternative facts." -- NJHoo 11/17/2020 12:24PM Mainstream Media, deep state. cancel culture, -- Lazarus 11/17/2020 11:46AM I think the term "legacy media" is more accurate. The original 3 networks -- JMHoo 11/17/2020 11:44AM Newsmax and OANN are nutjobs. That's not journalsim. ** -- Blah 11/17/2020 11:48AM On the. -- Casual Fan 11/17/2020 1:39PM Have you ever seen Newsmax? It's for the most part pretty mainstream -- JMHoo 11/17/2020 12:10PM No but he'll endlessly opine on them based on what he's been told because -- Hoodafan 11/17/2020 12:46PM At least you admit being a Newsmax follower. It makes a lot of sense now. -- Blah 11/17/2020 12:20PM OAN also has about the most bland presentation. -- ryno hoo 11/17/2020 12:19PM OAN are quacks. ** -- Blah 11/17/2020 12:27PM They are story tellers and myth weavers ** -- NJHoo 11/17/2020 12:06PM The predictable devolution from infotainment to disinfotainment is going -- Molina 11/17/2020 12:31PM Worst take of the day ** -- ryno hoo 11/17/2020 11:42AM I wasn't really seeking validation, but thanks anyway. ** -- Cav113 11/17/2020 12:05PM Because it exists -- Beerman 11/17/2020 11:18AM It exists but not in the way in which a lot of people wish to portray it. -- Chuck Taylor 11/17/2020 11:54AM I have had to occasionally stop listening to CNN in my car because -- CAVern 11/17/2020 1:10PM CNN really isn’t a general news channel anymore. It’s basically covering th -- 111Balz 11/17/2020 1:18PM This is true, too. Which is why we shouldn't see this just as an impersonal -- Seattle .Hoo 11/17/2020 12:00PM IMHO that's the wrong distinction to make -- Beerman 11/17/2020 11:59AM A trend now is prominent journalists leaving media outlets for Substack, -- hoodeyo 11/17/2020 12:34PM With regard to that statement, my brush was a bit too broad. -- Chuck Taylor 11/17/2020 12:23PM That may or may not be true -- Beerman 11/17/2020 12:39PM I suppose it's too late to bring back some form of the Fairness Doctrine? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/17/2020 11:23AM I suppose they could, but who would they apply it to, -- hoolstoptheheels 11/17/2020 11:36AM I actually think the cat is out of the bag for the classic Fairness -- Seattle .Hoo 11/17/2020 11:49AM Sure, and it often makes like Twitter trolls are representative of broad -- hoolstoptheheels 11/17/2020 11:56AM IMO, there's really... -- Los Angeles Hoo 11/17/2020 11:34AM The Fairness Doctrine is not about equal time -- Beerman 11/17/2020 11:57AM Yeah, I think "nebulous" is the operative word here and... -- Los Angeles Hoo 11/17/2020 1:34PM Liberals only wanted it for talk radio because no one would -- ryno hoo 11/17/2020 11:56AM I don’t actually think anything in the Fairness Doctrine required a -- hoolstoptheheels 11/17/2020 11:53AM In social media it is often difficult to tell what is a lie and what isn't. -- Seattle .Hoo 11/17/2020 11:45AM I'm not sure... -- Los Angeles Hoo 11/17/2020 11:56AM These things are not the same, and they do drive each other. -- hoolstoptheheels 11/17/2020 12:10PM I agree it's a huge problem in that... -- Los Angeles Hoo 11/17/2020 12:33PM I have a somewhat more nuanced view. -- hoolstoptheheels 11/17/2020 12:56PM I think by your second paragraph you are either an witting or unwitting -- Seattle .Hoo 11/17/2020 12:08PM I won't get into the... -- Los Angeles Hoo 11/17/2020 12:42PM LA, there is one thing I suggest you point your critical eye towards: -- hoolstoptheheels 11/17/2020 1:05PM Yes, I totally agree with that... -- Los Angeles Hoo 11/17/2020 1:24PM Your opinion is meaningless when the facts say otherwise. Therein lies the -- Seattle .Hoo 11/17/2020 12:46PM Like I said,... -- Los Angeles Hoo 11/17/2020 1:15PM Not once have you posted facts around mail-in voting. Sorry. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/17/2020 1:42PM Here’s how I would phrase it: -- hoolstoptheheels 11/17/2020 2:06PM That is not a bad take. Sometimes you have to accept sloppy. ** -- Shenhoo 11/17/2020 11:44AM That comes up from time to time. It's a bad idea IMHO -- Beerman 11/17/2020 11:33AM I think that laws have not kept up with technology when it comes to both -- Seattle .Hoo 11/17/2020 11:44AM I wonder if... -- Los Angeles Hoo 11/17/2020 11:51AM Privacy is a goner -- Beerman 11/17/2020 11:50AM I suggest judging individual speakers - particularly guests. ** -- Molina 11/17/2020 11:12AM Really? Is all media just television? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/17/2020 11:10AM No, those are examples - you'll find the same in old school print, online, ** -- Cav113 11/17/2020 11:13AM I see. And is this a new phenomenon? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/17/2020 11:14AM Geez, read the original post - that's the entire issue. Why are people... -- Cav113 11/17/2020 11:16AM I don't know anybody doing that. But I look at it the other way. People -- Seattle .Hoo 11/17/2020 11:21AM There are posts on this page where it's being done. ** -- Cav113 11/17/2020 12:08PM Do you create false equivalencies often, or is this the exception? ** -- TomGlansAski 11/17/2020 11:07AM The examples weren't intended to be equivalencies, but examples... -- Cav113 11/17/2020 11:12AM I didn't say that. But degrees matter. CNN is in no way like Fox or OAN. -- TomGlansAski 11/17/2020 11:36AM There’s no point in listening to rants on any radio or TV. Experts and -- Molina 11/17/2020 11:16AM I will listen to right wing radio from time to time just to see -- HoosWillWin 11/17/2020 12:15PM True. At this point, those programs are an echo chamber that is coordinated -- Molina 11/17/2020 12:25PM And yet those may be biased as well. It's not like ex-military and former -- Seattle .Hoo 11/17/2020 11:24AM It’s an individual’s perspective with any and all inherent biases. ** -- Molina 11/17/2020 12:08PM Right and there's nothing wrong with that. As a consumer you do need to be -- Seattle .Hoo 11/17/2020 12:15PM