It Was Just a Rumor on Facebook. Then a Militia Showed Up. Residents of Oakdale, CA have abandoned traditional media outlets for a mishmash of online sources. Now they’re often unsure what to trust
It Was Just a Rumor on Facebook. Then a Militia Showed Up. Residents of Oakdale, CA have abandoned traditional media outlets for a mishmash of online sources. Now they’re often unsure what to trust
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It Was Just a Rumor on Facebook. Then a Militia Showed Up.
The problem is that the "main stream media" is also shitty and they lie all the time too.
Media literacy means having a sense of which outlets lie about which issues and why. eg: the Wall Street Journal editorials and op-eds are used as a means of introducing lies for commercial advantage, and New York Times politics writers put out puff pieces to maintain access to wealth and power.
I'm sure he would agree, as he was offering his own criticism.
So go ahead. But that's not what this is about. This is not about reviewing things after the fact, it's about the prejudicial bias used to justify "hand waving" any details. When you "already know you're right" cause "they're always wrong", don't be surprised when nobody cares about what you have to say.