How to think critically about what the media is telling you?

[jross]

Willie upvoted this "factual" story 95 times since it was posted.

 

[jross]

2 hours ago, Saylors_Tiny_Willie said:

Because you repost shitty 'evidence', I'm not thinking independently... lol

Be better.

Have you watched the Washington Post recording shared with context from 'End Wokeness?'

What evidence is there that 'End Wokeness' changed the message through a technique like selective framing?  

Answer: There is no evidence and 'EW' has ZERO influence to the watcher of the reposted Washington Post content.

Mature individuals use data thoughtfully, forming informed opinions through literacy, critical thinking, and open discussion. Curiosity drives them to explore broader perspectives. You have not developed this skill and show no interest in doing so. 

Edited November 2 by jross

[Saylors_Tiny_Willie]

18 minutes ago, jross said:

Have you watched the Washington Post recording shared with context from 'End Wokeness?'

What evidence is there that 'End Wokeness' changed the message through a technique like selective framing?  

Answer: There is no evidence and 'EW' has ZERO influence to the watcher of the reposted Washington Post content.

Mature individuals use data thoughtfully, forming informed opinions through literacy, critical thinking, and open discussion. Curiosity drives them to explore broader perspectives. You have not developed this skill and show no interest in doing so. 

lol

Just as I wouldn't watch a video from an account named Hitler1488, dingbat.

[jross]

12 minutes ago, Saylors_Tiny_Willie said:

Just as I wouldn't watch a video from an account named Hitler1488, dingbat.

1. What internal thoughts lead you to equate End Wokeness with Hitler?  

2. Here is the video posted by the Washington Post Live direct.  Will you watch it?  

The three-person opinion segment starts at 11:44.  The topic leading to  starts at 18:56.

 

[Caveira]

I like bill Maher more and more.  He is very rational…   Criticizing the media for making up / over dramatizing what Trump said about Liz Cheney….

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTFWa5v8C/

[Caveira]

Here is another good one… Kamala campaign ads…. Getting criticized by cnn of all news outlets:

in Michigan… which has the largest Arab population in the us.    She is pushing for a cease fire in Gaza.

in PA… saying let me be clear… I will always support Israel’s right to defend itself.

which message does she believe in?    

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTFWaws2U/

[Caveira]

17 minutes ago, Caveira said:

I like bill Maher more and more.  He is very rational…   Criticizing the media for making up / over dramatizing what Trump said about Liz Cheney….

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTFWa5v8C/

I should have been more specific.   Bill Maher accusing the left of lying in their news article headlines.   Out and out lying.   That he personally hates trump but does not appreciate out and out lying.   
 

#you don’t hate the media enough.  

[red viking]

"I don't trust the biased mainstream media."

Translation: I look for whatever internet site tells me what I want to hear and decide to believe it. 

[Caveira]

16 minutes ago, red viking said:

"I don't trust the biased mainstream media."

Translation: I look for whatever internet site tells me what I want to hear and decide to believe it. 

The video literally shows them lying.  But whatever.  This is from a career and current liberal in bill Maher…. but you do you.   He’s not even being nice to Trump.  Just pointing out the lying and hypocrisy.  

[jross]

21 minutes ago, red viking said:

"I don't trust the biased mainstream media."

Translation: I look for whatever internet site tells me what I want to hear and decide to believe it. 

Wrong.  

I question assumptions, evaluate evidence, consider context, analyze arguments, seek multiple perspectives, and reflect on my thinking.

I am a skeptic of nearly all sources.

For example, I pulled the raw data for manufacturing jobs and did my own fact checking.

Independent thinking!

Not internet believing!

[red viking]

55 minutes ago, jross said:

Wrong.  

I question assumptions, evaluate evidence, consider context, analyze arguments, seek multiple perspectives, and reflect on my thinking.

I am a skeptic of nearly all sources.

For example, I pulled the raw data for manufacturing jobs and did my own fact checking.

Independent thinking!

Not internet believing!

What's ur main source of news? I seem to recall that it was somewhat neutral and u r an engineer so fairly intelligent. U r probably voting based upon ur self interests (lower taxes) but most MAGA idiots are drinking the trump Kool aid and believe most if what trump says, even though it's 85% lies. 

[Saylors_Tiny_Willie]

1 hour ago, red viking said:

What's ur main source of news? I seem to recall that it was somewhat neutral and u r an engineer so fairly intelligent. U r probably voting based upon ur self interests (lower taxes) but most MAGA idiots are drinking the trump Kool aid and believe most if what trump says, even though it's 85% lies. 

MAGA is brain bleach.

[ThreePointTakedown]

On 11/1/2024 at 5:46 PM, ionel said:

When there's at least one too many apostrophes:

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/01/white-house-altered-biden-transcript-00186762

Listening to it, it was pretty garbled. But I understand his 'deplorables-esque' reference. Because at this point, they are. They are ok with a racist, xenophobic, homophobic, transphobic, ignoramus that doesn't understand business, healthcare, or tariffs. The current president, that is not up for reelection made a faux pas by telling the truth. I'll agree its not advantageous to Harris because the party of constant victimhood will never miss an opportunity to play the victim. Despite privilege beyond measure. Could that be a religious hold over? Probably, considering a vast majority of those that support this party are religious zealots. Zealots = people of religion that preaches a morality they don't abide by, but insist others do, but punish them through political processes, if they don't. 

Sum up. Joe was right. But it doesn't help his VP from winning the race, necessarily. Not that there is any chance that KH loses, it just doesn't help. 

Again, sucks to suck!

[jross]

Quote

"If Martin Luther King were alive today and he were in his 20s nobody would know who he was because he would never get on TV that's the difference between 2003 and 1953 or 1963 we live in a completely different era where information is more tightly controlled than it has ever been in the history of this country what that really means is somebody can tell you black is white and night is day and you will believe it and not only that the bigger the LIE the more likely you are to believe it" - Aaron McGruder (producer best known for creating The Boondocks)

AND

"Most things that are declining today are doing so because of money and profit. Wars, peace stocks, and even the TV shows you watch—what you see on networks like CNN and MSNBC is often just entertainment news. It’s what people want to suppress; the real news is what they don’t want you to know. What’s broadcasted is meant to keep you uninformed.

I know this sounds conspiratorial, but having worked in Hollywood for four years and in the newspaper industry even longer, I can tell you that information is controlled at every level. I’ve had discussions where people doubt this, thinking, 'Oh right, like the White House is really calling newspapers and telling them not to run certain stories.' But they do. The White House contacts newspapers and even musicians, advising them on what to publish or release.

Everything you see is presented because someone wants you to see it. To understand the system, you need to recognize who’s behind it and what motivates them."

 

Edited November 3 by jross

[jross]

23 hours ago, red viking said:

What's ur main source of news? I seem to recall that it was somewhat neutral and u r an engineer so fairly intelligent. U r probably voting based upon ur self interests (lower taxes) but most MAGA idiots are drinking the trump Kool aid and believe most if what trump says, even though it's 85% lies. 

https://join1440.com/today (just the facts) and largely x.com

On x.com, I get breaking news, watch unedited footage, gather full context, discover trending discussions, access community notes, and view multiple angles and critiques on the same information. It’s not for solid "journalism," and it’s definitely not about blindly accepting John Doe's narrative.  I flip back and forth between what is X.com recommended and who I follow on X.com.

Steve Ballmer nails it x.com as his goto source for news.

Quote

"Is it news when a political candidate speaks? Yes, I can hear it directly! Do I care about CNN or the media? Yes, but I can consume that information from X (formerly Twitter), particularly from the accounts that care enough to tweet about it. It’s similar to how I follow sports or government sources, like the Census Bureau, and other interesting voices. I prefer to see clips and hear from the people I care about, who organize their thoughts and choices about what they tweet.  Then I can go and investigate it."

 

[jross]

How does the media mislead the public?  This video explains the how.

 

 

[wrestlingguy]

On 11/2/2024 at 4:49 PM, red viking said:

"I don't trust the biased mainstream media."

Translation: I look for whatever internet site tells me what I want to hear and decide to believe it. 

You can lead a lib to a video but you can't make them watch.

[jross]

Haha

 

 

[Saylors_Tiny_Willie]

7 hours ago, wrestlingguy said:

You can lead a lib to a video but you can't make them watch.

Translation: "I love my confirmation bias!"

[wrestlingguy]

16 hours ago, Saylors_Tiny_Willie said:

Translation: "I love my confirmation bias!"

Translation: You are a lazy POS that can't watch a video but can sure shit comment on it.

[Saylors_Tiny_Willie]

30 minutes ago, wrestlingguy said:

Translation: You are a lazy POS that can't watch a video but can sure shit comment on it.

 

[jross]

Which one of you is the International Award Winning Wrestler?

[Caveira]

These are the best.   40 news stations saying the exact thing montage 

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTFc15HKU/

[jross]

AI fixes the media.

 

[jross]

2020 wasn't rigged, trust me bro.