Pretty obvious that western media has a lot of great reasons to misrepresent the truth to keep people such as yourself thinking that disastrous policies western governments are pursuing are actually working.
The problem with countries like China (and probably Russia) is that their governments can directly interfere with news reporting. That’s possible to an extent in western countries, but it’s a lot less likely to happen without journalists making a big fuss because of our cultural and legal freedoms of the press.
I’m hesitant to believe anything when I have a single source, and I’m more hesitant if multiple sources are from the friendly countries where the governments have direct control over the media.
Doesn’t the US have a track record of literally assassinating journalists who dig into things they aren’t supposed to?
Doesn’t the US also have a track record of hunting down whistleblowers around the world? Of extrajudicial surveillance and illegal international surveillance and mass surveillance?
Not sure the Western world has a great role model there.
I agree with your thoughts on reading multiple sources, but in regards to your trust for Western over other countries see the Propaganda Model, specifically on sourcing, ownership, and anti-communism/fear
Anybody who wasn’t born yesterday realizes that western governments constantly interfere in news reporting as well. What’s worse is that all the news is owned by a handful of oligarchs, and entire books have been written on how western media manipulates public opinion. Here are a couple you should read:
Pretty obvious that western media has a lot of great reasons to misrepresent the truth to keep people such as yourself thinking that disastrous policies western governments are pursuing are actually working.
Sure, which is why I try to get multiple sources.
The problem with countries like China (and probably Russia) is that their governments can directly interfere with news reporting. That’s possible to an extent in western countries, but it’s a lot less likely to happen without journalists making a big fuss because of our cultural and legal freedoms of the press.
I’m hesitant to believe anything when I have a single source, and I’m more hesitant if multiple sources are from the friendly countries where the governments have direct control over the media.
Doesn’t the US have a track record of literally assassinating journalists who dig into things they aren’t supposed to?
Doesn’t the US also have a track record of hunting down whistleblowers around the world? Of extrajudicial surveillance and illegal international surveillance and mass surveillance?
Not sure the Western world has a great role model there.
I agree with your thoughts on reading multiple sources, but in regards to your trust for Western over other countries see the Propaganda Model, specifically on sourcing, ownership, and anti-communism/fear
Anybody who wasn’t born yesterday realizes that western governments constantly interfere in news reporting as well. What’s worse is that all the news is owned by a handful of oligarchs, and entire books have been written on how western media manipulates public opinion. Here are a couple you should read: