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In Reply to: RE: You write as if I'm a supporter of Trump! posted by Webnick on May 14, 2020 at 18:52:58:
And I'm less than impressed by yours! In fact, you say you have logic, but you don't have any at all.
All you can do is throw out these wild charges - like I'm a supporter of Trump (which I'm not), or that my initial linked article does not show that the Times engaged in plagiarism (when it's the very definition of plagiarism!). Speaking of plagiarism. . . that reminds of yet another NY Times writer/plagiarizer, Jayson Blair, whose plagiarized stories appeared in the Times no less than seven times. Don't believe me? Look it up! Yeah, they offered an apology here too. But wouldn't it have been better if they had had the safeguards in place to prevent such malfeasance in the first place?
"[M]any were misled by [New York Times writer] Judith Miller" - yes they were! I wonder about the level of support for the Iraq War war which Miller's articles made possible. Without her malpractice, would it have even been possible to defeat the Bush/Cheney regime for a second term? Of course, we'll never know. You say "everyone" cheered for the Iraq invasion. Maybe it seemed that way to you, but there was a not insignificant number of congressional representatives (133 in fact) who voted against his insane invasion, including Bernie Sanders, as well as the congresswoman from the adjoining district to mine, Barbara Lee. I also could see right through the group think at the time (maybe one reason was because I didn't read the NY Times!). The Times acted as if such rationality was an impediment to the "unity" we needed at the time. Disgusting. So they issued a retraction - big deal!
So where do I get my news? First of all, like most browsers, the Opera browser I use presents a list of stories from the mainstream media when I first log on (including the NY Times!). I check a few of these stories each day to see how our corporate media companies are framing each new news story. For reliable reporting I can actually trust though, I check the following:
- The Hill's series of daily shows on YouTube, called "Rising", with Crystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti - they mainly stick to domestic political news, so they're somewhat limited however.
- Consortium News, the site which reported on this latest episode of plagiarism by the NY Times.
- The Grayzone/Pushback, especially the episodes with Aaron Mate. This is also on YouTube.
- Max Blumenthal, who appears on various forums on YouTube, including The Jimmy Dore Show.
- Matt Taibbi, who appears on many of the Rolling Stone segments on YouTube.
- Secular Talk, with Kyle Kulinsky, also on YouTube.
As I say, you're easily amused by Pulitzer Prizes (media elites giving awards to other media elites and singing "Kumbaya! Aren't we wonderful!"). You would do much better to think for yourself, rather than relying on prizes and popular vote entertainment sites, when it comes to your news consumption.
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Follow Ups
- "I'm less than impressed by your logic and conclusions" - Chris from Lafayette 05/14/2022:10:06 05/14/20 (0)