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[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The solution to that isn't to post even more blatantly state controlled media just with a different flavor of boot sole.

Come on now.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Nearly all media is state controlled. Even privately owned media companies because both the media and the state are just tools the owning class uses to maintain power. They share the same interests. There are some coalitions of reporters and journalists that have relative independence but even they must cooperate with the interests of the owning class or risk being shut out of key resources necessary for their reporting and therefore their income. The goal is to read reporting from all sources with the interests of the producers of that source in mind. You can read RT and get reliable information on some subjects just as you can read the kyivindependant and get reliable information on some subjects. Emphasis on some. It is unfortunately up to the reader to filter through bias, a skill that is suspisciously not taught well in our education.

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Nearly all media is state controlled. Even privately owned media companies because both the media and the state are just tools the owning class uses to maintain power.

More info on this:

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I really gotta read Chomsky and Herman's book on that subject

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

After reading On Chomsky I really can't suggest reading him.