Re: White House Office of Global Communication

June 4, 2005

News has been largely Homogenized for some time now. If you flip through the national news channels (ABC, NBC, CBS) they all cover just about the same stories and have the same perspective on them. They might have some different fluff stories, but for the most part they are the same.

Newspapers are just about the same. Much of what you see in them are the same stories from very similiar points of view. It is easier though with print to know the market. Certain newspapers and publications have more of one slant or the other, so you know more of what you are getting. So with with print you can get more of a variety of stories and points of view.

The internet is where you can get many stories, but the veracity of those stories is most uncertain. Anyone with a computer and internet access can set up a blog and post "news" stories as they please. Lots of rumors are out there as well as just plain looney stories.

The internet is probably the only place to get the non-homogenized news. Countries like China who have a rigidly controlled press are having trouble with the internet because people are getting "unapproved" news and versions of stories. Muslim nations face the same problem and it is beginning to fuel dissent against the corrupt leaders. Many bloggers and others have also scooped the big networks on many stories as well. Some of those stories were later grudgingly covered by the Big Media, but many have not.

June 4, 2005

News has been largely Homogenized for some time now. If you flip through the national news channels (ABC, NBC, CBS) they all cover just about the same stories and have the same perspective on them. They might have some different fluff stories, but for the most part they are the same.

Newspapers are just about the same. Much of what you see in them are the same stories from very similiar points of view. It is easier though with print to know the market. Certain newspapers and publications have more of one slant or the other, so you know more of what you are getting. So with with print you can get more of a variety of stories and points of view.

The internet is where you can get many stories, but the veracity of those stories is most uncertain. Anyone with a computer and internet access can set up a blog and post "news" stories as they please. Lots of rumors are out there as well as just plain looney stories.

The internet is probably the only place to get the non-homogenized news. Countries like China who have a rigidly controlled press are having trouble with the internet because people are getting "unapproved" news and versions of stories. Muslim nations face the same problem and it is beginning to fuel dissent against the corrupt leaders. Many bloggers and others have also scooped the big networks on many stories as well. Some of those stories were later grudgingly covered by the Big Media, but many have not.

June 4, 2005

Inger,

That is another good point. Almost all of the media outlets, especially the news ones, are owned by a handful of people. Since those people share the same world view, it is little wonder the news all looks the same. The only differences are a minor bit of tailoring for different countries.

June 4, 2005

Inger,

That is another good point. Almost all of the media outlets, especially the news ones, are owned by a handful of people. Since those people share the same world view, it is little wonder the news all looks the same. The only differences are a minor bit of tailoring for different countries.

June 4, 2005

Inger,

That is another good point. Almost all of the media outlets, especially the news ones, are owned by a handful of people. Since those people share the same world view, it is little wonder the news all looks the same. The only differences are a minor bit of tailoring for different countries.

June 4, 2005

Hi !

It's nice to see you online

and sending in pertinent

information on practically

any subject that is brought

up in the forum.

I sure do miss being in the

islands there!

All the best.

Dwight

> Hey, all,

>

> Some one asked me about the Global Communication Law, a few days a

go. I deleted the message. Sorry. Any way, for that person, and any

one else who might be interested, the White House Office of Global

Communication came in to existence in late January, '03. I attended

a seminar in October, '02, about the Iraq war, where a Professor of

Communications happened to give a talk on it. All my notes from the

meeting are back in West Virginia. Any way, I Googled it, and got

five pages of " hits. " The end result is, for the most part, all of

our news is now homogenized.

>

> " Genius is childhood recaptured " - Beaudelair

>

> __________________________________________________

>

June 4, 2005

Have you visited before?

Punjabi Jowo wrote:

Hi !It's nice to see you onlineand sending in pertinentinformation on practically any subject that is brought up in the forum. I sure do miss being in theislands there! All the best. Dwight> Hey, all,> > Some one asked me about the Global Communication Law, a few days a go. I deleted the message. Sorry. Any way, for that person, and any one else who might be interested, the White House Office of Global Communication came in to existence in late January, '03. I attended a seminar in October, '02, about the Iraq war, where a Professor of Communications happened to give a talk on it. All my notes from the meeting are back in West Virginia. Any way, I Googled it, and got five pages of "hits." The

end result is, for the most part, all of our news is now homogenized.> > > > > > "Genius is childhood recaptured" - Beaudelair> > > > > > > __________________________________________________>

June 4, 2005

Have you visited before?

Punjabi Jowo wrote:

Hi !It's nice to see you onlineand sending in pertinentinformation on practically any subject that is brought up in the forum. I sure do miss being in theislands there! All the best. Dwight> Hey, all,> > Some one asked me about the Global Communication Law, a few days a go. I deleted the message. Sorry. Any way, for that person, and any one else who might be interested, the White House Office of Global Communication came in to existence in late January, '03. I attended a seminar in October, '02, about the Iraq war, where a Professor of Communications happened to give a talk on it. All my notes from the meeting are back in West Virginia. Any way, I Googled it, and got five pages of "hits." The

end result is, for the most part, all of our news is now homogenized.> > > > > > "Genius is childhood recaptured" - Beaudelair> > > > > > > __________________________________________________>

June 5, 2005

That's because they all get their "news" from the same news agencies. I've stopped wasting my time watching.

Inger

Re: Re: White House Office of Global Communication

News has been largely Homogenized for some time now. If you flip through the national news channels (ABC, NBC, CBS) they all cover just about the same stories and have the same perspective on them. They might have some different fluff stories, but for the most part they are the same.

Newspapers are just about the same. Much of what you see in them are the same stories from very similiar points of view. It is easier though with print to know the market. Certain newspapers and publications have more of one slant or the other, so you know more of what you are getting. So with with print you can get more of a variety of stories and points of view.

The internet is where you can get many stories, but the veracity of those stories is most uncertain. Anyone with a computer and internet access can set up a blog and post "news" stories as they please. Lots of rumors are out there as well as just plain looney stories.

The internet is probably the only place to get the non-homogenized news. Countries like China who have a rigidly controlled press are having trouble with the internet because people are getting "unapproved" news and versions of stories. Muslim nations face the same problem and it is beginning to fuel dissent against the corrupt leaders. Many bloggers and others have also scooped the big networks on many stories as well. Some of those stories were later grudgingly covered by the Big Media, but many have not.

FAM Secret Society is a community based on respect, friendship, support and acceptance. Everyone is valued. Don't forget, there are links to other FAM sites on the Links page in the folder marked "Other FAM Sites."

June 5, 2005

That's because they all get their "news" from the same news agencies. I've stopped wasting my time watching.

Inger

Re: Re: White House Office of Global Communication

News has been largely Homogenized for some time now. If you flip through the national news channels (ABC, NBC, CBS) they all cover just about the same stories and have the same perspective on them. They might have some different fluff stories, but for the most part they are the same.

Newspapers are just about the same. Much of what you see in them are the same stories from very similiar points of view. It is easier though with print to know the market. Certain newspapers and publications have more of one slant or the other, so you know more of what you are getting. So with with print you can get more of a variety of stories and points of view.

The internet is where you can get many stories, but the veracity of those stories is most uncertain. Anyone with a computer and internet access can set up a blog and post "news" stories as they please. Lots of rumors are out there as well as just plain looney stories.

The internet is probably the only place to get the non-homogenized news. Countries like China who have a rigidly controlled press are having trouble with the internet because people are getting "unapproved" news and versions of stories. Muslim nations face the same problem and it is beginning to fuel dissent against the corrupt leaders. Many bloggers and others have also scooped the big networks on many stories as well. Some of those stories were later grudgingly covered by the Big Media, but many have not.

FAM Secret Society is a community based on respect, friendship, support and acceptance. Everyone is valued. Don't forget, there are links to other FAM sites on the Links page in the folder marked "Other FAM Sites."

June 5, 2005

Only with my thoughts. I

have never been to the

USVI in person. But I

have been to other

islands off of the

Florida coast and I

sure do enjoy the time

that I'm there.

Dwight

> > Hey, all,

> >

> > Some one asked me about the Global Communication Law, a few days

a

> go. I deleted the message. Sorry. Any way, for that person, and

any

> one else who might be interested, the White House Office of Global

> Communication came in to existence in late January, '03. I

attended

> a seminar in October, '02, about the Iraq war, where a Professor

of

> Communications happened to give a talk on it. All my notes from

the

> meeting are back in West Virginia. Any way, I Googled it, and got

> five pages of " hits. " The end result is, for the most part, all of

> our news is now homogenized.

> >

> > " Genius is childhood recaptured " - Beaudelair

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >

June 5, 2005

I lived in St. for 15 years (1980-1995). I still have a number of

contacts there. It's definitely not the place that it once was (of course,

people were saying the same thing we I first arrived in '80). However, it is

certainly beautiful. I visited Oahu in January and I liked it better than I

though I might.

I like reading 's reports from The Rock.

Amy in AZ

>

>Reply-To: FAMSecretSociety

>To: FAMSecretSociety

>Subject: Re: White House Office of Global Communication

>Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 02:38:23 -0000

>

>Only with my thoughts. I

>have never been to the

>USVI in person. But I

>have been to other

>islands off of the

>Florida coast and I

>sure do enjoy the time

>that I'm there.

>

>Dwight

>

> > > Hey, all,

> > >

> > > Some one asked me about the Global Communication Law, a few days

>a

> > go. I deleted the message. Sorry. Any way, for that person, and

>any

> > one else who might be interested, the White House Office of Global

> > Communication came in to existence in late January, '03. I

>attended

> > a seminar in October, '02, about the Iraq war, where a Professor

>of

> > Communications happened to give a talk on it. All my notes from

>the

> > meeting are back in West Virginia. Any way, I Googled it, and got

> > five pages of " hits. " The end result is, for the most part, all of

> > our news is now homogenized.

> > >

> > > " Genius is childhood recaptured " - Beaudelair

> > >

> > > __________________________________________________

> > >

June 5, 2005

I lived in St. for 15 years (1980-1995). I still have a number of

contacts there. It's definitely not the place that it once was (of course,

people were saying the same thing we I first arrived in '80). However, it is

certainly beautiful. I visited Oahu in January and I liked it better than I

though I might.

I like reading 's reports from The Rock.

Amy in AZ

>

>Reply-To: FAMSecretSociety

>To: FAMSecretSociety

>Subject: Re: White House Office of Global Communication

>Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 02:38:23 -0000

>

>Only with my thoughts. I

>have never been to the

>USVI in person. But I

>have been to other

>islands off of the

>Florida coast and I

>sure do enjoy the time

>that I'm there.

>

>Dwight

>

> > > Hey, all,

> > >

> > > Some one asked me about the Global Communication Law, a few days

>a

> > go. I deleted the message. Sorry. Any way, for that person, and

>any

> > one else who might be interested, the White House Office of Global

> > Communication came in to existence in late January, '03. I

>attended

> > a seminar in October, '02, about the Iraq war, where a Professor

>of

> > Communications happened to give a talk on it. All my notes from

>the

> > meeting are back in West Virginia. Any way, I Googled it, and got

> > five pages of " hits. " The end result is, for the most part, all of

> > our news is now homogenized.

> > >

> > > " Genius is childhood recaptured " - Beaudelair

> > >

> > > __________________________________________________

> > >

June 5, 2005

Hi !

Do you know of any web

sites that tell the truth,

the whole truth and nothing

but the truth, concerning

world news(unlike ABC, NBC,

CBS and BBC)? I would take

note if you, or any member

of our cherished group,

have any URLs that they

would share with us.

Dwight

> News has been largely Homogenized for some time now. If you flip

through the

> national news channels (ABC, NBC, CBS) they all cover just about

the same

> stories and have the same perspective on them. They might have

some different

> fluff stories, but for the most part they are the same.

>

> Newspapers are just about the same. Much of what you see in them

are the

> same stories from very similiar points of view. It is easier

though with print

> to know the market. Certain newspapers and publications have more

of one slant

> or the other, so you know more of what you are getting. So with

with print

> you can get more of a variety of stories and points of view.

>

> The internet is where you can get many stories, but the veracity

of those

> stories is most uncertain. Anyone with a computer and internet

access can set up

> a blog and post " news " stories as they please. Lots of rumors are

out there

> as well as just plain looney stories.

>

> The internet is probably the only place to get the non-homogenized

news.

> Countries like China who have a rigidly controlled press are

having trouble with

> the internet because people are getting " unapproved " news and

versions of

> stories. Muslim nations face the same problem and it is beginning

to fuel

> dissent against the corrupt leaders. Many bloggers and others have

also scooped

> the big networks on many stories as well. Some of those stories

were later

> grudgingly covered by the Big Media, but many have not.

>

June 5, 2005

It can't be a happy time

listening to their morbid

broadcasts. As a result of

viewing such sorrow, we'll

have gloomy and unwholesome

feelings.

Dwight

-- In FAMSecretSociety , " Inger Lorelei "

<inglori@s...> wrote:

> That's because they all get their " news " from the same news

agencies. I've stopped wasting my time watching.

>

> Inger

>

> Re: Re: White House Office of Global

Communication

>

> News has been largely Homogenized for some time now. If you flip

through the national news channels (ABC, NBC, CBS) they all cover

just about the same stories and have the same perspective on them.

They might have some different fluff stories, but for the most part

they are the same.

>

> Newspapers are just about the same. Much of what you see in them

are the same stories from very similiar points of view. It is easier

though with print to know the market. Certain newspapers and

publications have more of one slant or the other, so you know more

of what you are getting. So with with print you can get more of a

variety of stories and points of view.

>

> The internet is where you can get many stories, but the veracity

of those stories is most uncertain. Anyone with a computer and

internet access can set up a blog and post " news " stories as they

please. Lots of rumors are out there as well as just plain looney

stories.

>

> The internet is probably the only place to get the non-homogenized

news. Countries like China who have a rigidly controlled press are

having trouble with the internet because people are

getting " unapproved " news and versions of stories. Muslim nations

face the same problem and it is beginning to fuel dissent against

the corrupt leaders. Many bloggers and others have also scooped the

big networks on many stories as well. Some of those stories were

later grudgingly covered by the Big Media, but many have not.

>

> FAM Secret Society is a community based on respect, friendship,

support and acceptance. Everyone is valued.

>

> Don't forget, there are links to other FAM sites on the Links page

in the folder marked " Other FAM Sites. "

>

> -------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------

>

June 5, 2005

Inger,

You have noticed a key point in the media: disaster sells. There is nothing new about this. the news media for hundreds of years and probably even since travelling merchants carried news from one town to another, bad news is what people wanted to hear. This is why the lead stories are always about war, disaster, famine, murder, missing kids, scandals and so on. This is what sells newspapers and gets people to watch the news.

Now and then people complain and demand reporting on pleasant things, but whenever that medium obliges what happens? Sales fall. Marketshare falls. But as soon as they run a story about a fire where a dozen people died or the latest war attrocity in Africa, then sales go back up again.

Bad news sells.

Ken has a good point too. I'll probably have to break down and order that book, something I have tried to resist doing until I can make a dent in the huge pile of books I have to read.

Kids are impressionable. It is how they learn to act in society. Many parents have little involvement with their kids to teach them these things, so is it any wonder that they then learn from the TV and other kids who also are learning from the TV?

That might not be a bad thing except that TV these days is a far cry from Leave it to Beaver and Happy Days. What they see is hyper-NT relationships. They see lots of sex and violence without any consequences. Their music is either violent and thuggish or sacharinely banal or even thinly veiled oversexualized. They are exposed to all of this so is it any wonder they are in such trouble?

I would get on about toys as well, especially those aimed at girls, but that is another post altogether.

It is a shame that society is being taught how to behave by a handful of hack writers and banal studio owners, all of who seem content to rush to the lowest possible denominator and call it free speech. Far be it for studios to put out anything stellar these days, it all has to be in the gutter sliding into the sewer. Some good movies do make it through, but those are flukes. I suppose the studio people are rational enough to realize they have to make some good movies since the vast majority of the tripe they put out actually loses them money.

June 5, 2005

NPR is ok, I think. It just doesn't tell much detail on the web.

Uhura

> > News has been largely Homogenized for some time now. If you flip

> through the

> > national news channels (ABC, NBC, CBS) they all cover just about

> the same

> > stories and have the same perspective on them. They might have

> some different

> > fluff stories, but for the most part they are the same.

> >

> > Newspapers are just about the same. Much of what you see in them

> are the

> > same stories from very similiar points of view. It is easier

> though with print

> > to know the market. Certain newspapers and publications have more

> of one slant

> > or the other, so you know more of what you are getting. So with

> with print

> > you can get more of a variety of stories and points of view.

> >

> > The internet is where you can get many stories, but the veracity

> of those

> > stories is most uncertain. Anyone with a computer and internet

> access can set up

> > a blog and post " news " stories as they please. Lots of rumors

are

> out there

> > as well as just plain looney stories.

> >

> > The internet is probably the only place to get the non-

homogenized

> news.

> > Countries like China who have a rigidly controlled press are

> having trouble with

> > the internet because people are getting " unapproved " news and

> versions of

> > stories. Muslim nations face the same problem and it is beginning

> to fuel

> > dissent against the corrupt leaders. Many bloggers and others

have

> also scooped

> > the big networks on many stories as well. Some of those stories

> were later

> > grudgingly covered by the Big Media, but many have not.

> >

June 5, 2005

NPR is ok, I think. It just doesn't tell much detail on the web.

Uhura

> > News has been largely Homogenized for some time now. If you flip

> through the

> > national news channels (ABC, NBC, CBS) they all cover just about

> the same

> > stories and have the same perspective on them. They might have

> some different

> > fluff stories, but for the most part they are the same.

> >

> > Newspapers are just about the same. Much of what you see in them

> are the

> > same stories from very similiar points of view. It is easier

> though with print

> > to know the market. Certain newspapers and publications have more

> of one slant

> > or the other, so you know more of what you are getting. So with

> with print

> > you can get more of a variety of stories and points of view.

> >

> > The internet is where you can get many stories, but the veracity

> of those

> > stories is most uncertain. Anyone with a computer and internet

> access can set up

> > a blog and post " news " stories as they please. Lots of rumors

are

> out there

> > as well as just plain looney stories.

> >

> > The internet is probably the only place to get the non-

homogenized

> news.

> > Countries like China who have a rigidly controlled press are

> having trouble with

> > the internet because people are getting " unapproved " news and

> versions of

> > stories. Muslim nations face the same problem and it is beginning

> to fuel

> > dissent against the corrupt leaders. Many bloggers and others

have

> also scooped

> > the big networks on many stories as well. Some of those stories

> were later

> > grudgingly covered by the Big Media, but many have not.

> >

June 5, 2005

Yeah, they all get their

stories from the same place

so we can never tell unless

we do the research ourselves!

(:-]

Dwight

> > News has been largely Homogenized for some time now. If you

flip

> through the

> > national news channels (ABC, NBC, CBS) they all cover just

about

> the same

> > stories and have the same perspective on them. They might have

> some different

> > fluff stories, but for the most part they are the same.

> >

> > Newspapers are just about the same. Much of what you see in

them

> are the

> > same stories from very similiar points of view. It is easier

> though with print

> > to know the market. Certain newspapers and publications have

more

> of one slant

> > or the other, so you know more of what you are getting. So with

> with print

> > you can get more of a variety of stories and points of view.

> >

> > The internet is where you can get many stories, but the

veracity

> of those

> > stories is most uncertain. Anyone with a computer and internet

> access can set up

> > a blog and post " news " stories as they please. Lots of rumors

are

> out there

> > as well as just plain looney stories.

> >

> > The internet is probably the only place to get the non-

homogenized

> news.

> > Countries like China who have a rigidly controlled press are

> having trouble with

> > the internet because people are getting " unapproved " news and

> versions of

> > stories. Muslim nations face the same problem and it is

beginning

> to fuel

> > dissent against the corrupt leaders. Many bloggers and others

have

> also scooped

> > the big networks on many stories as well. Some of those stories

> were later

> > grudgingly covered by the Big Media, but many have not.

> >

>

> FAM Secret Society is a community based on respect, friendship,

support and acceptance. Everyone is valued.

>

> Don't forget, there are links to other FAM sites on the Links

page in the folder marked " Other FAM Sites. "

>

> --------------------------------------------------------------------

----------

>

June 5, 2005

Yeah, they all get their

stories from the same place

so we can never tell unless

we do the research ourselves!

(:-]

Dwight

> > News has been largely Homogenized for some time now. If you

flip

> through the

> > national news channels (ABC, NBC, CBS) they all cover just

about

> the same

> > stories and have the same perspective on them. They might have

> some different

> > fluff stories, but for the most part they are the same.

> >

> > Newspapers are just about the same. Much of what you see in

them

> are the

> > same stories from very similiar points of view. It is easier

> though with print

> > to know the market. Certain newspapers and publications have

more

> of one slant

> > or the other, so you know more of what you are getting. So with

> with print

> > you can get more of a variety of stories and points of view.

> >

> > The internet is where you can get many stories, but the

veracity

> of those

> > stories is most uncertain. Anyone with a computer and internet

> access can set up

> > a blog and post " news " stories as they please. Lots of rumors

are

> out there

> > as well as just plain looney stories.

> >

> > The internet is probably the only place to get the non-

homogenized

> news.

> > Countries like China who have a rigidly controlled press are

> having trouble with

> > the internet because people are getting " unapproved " news and

> versions of

> > stories. Muslim nations face the same problem and it is

beginning

> to fuel

> > dissent against the corrupt leaders. Many bloggers and others

have

> also scooped

> > the big networks on many stories as well. Some of those stories

> were later

> > grudgingly covered by the Big Media, but many have not.

> >

>

> FAM Secret Society is a community based on respect, friendship,

support and acceptance. Everyone is valued.

>

> Don't forget, there are links to other FAM sites on the Links

page in the folder marked " Other FAM Sites. "

>

> --------------------------------------------------------------------

----------

>

June 6, 2005

Hi Uhura,

I trust them as much as

any that I've seen (and

I don't trust ANY of them).

But if I had to chose, NPR

would be the 1st..

Dwight

> > > News has been largely Homogenized for some time now. If you

flip

> > through the

> > > national news channels (ABC, NBC, CBS) they all cover just

about

> > the same

> > > stories and have the same perspective on them. They might have

> > some different

> > > fluff stories, but for the most part they are the same.

> > >

> > > Newspapers are just about the same. Much of what you see in

them

> > are the

> > > same stories from very similiar points of view. It is easier

> > though with print

> > > to know the market. Certain newspapers and publications have

more

> > of one slant

> > > or the other, so you know more of what you are getting. So with

> > with print

> > > you can get more of a variety of stories and points of view.

> > >

> > > The internet is where you can get many stories, but the

veracity

> > of those

> > > stories is most uncertain. Anyone with a computer and internet

> > access can set up

> > > a blog and post " news " stories as they please. Lots of rumors

> are

> > out there

> > > as well as just plain looney stories.

> > >

> > > The internet is probably the only place to get the non-

> homogenized

> > news.

> > > Countries like China who have a rigidly controlled press are

> > having trouble with

> > > the internet because people are getting " unapproved " news and

> > versions of

> > > stories. Muslim nations face the same problem and it is

beginning

> > to fuel

> > > dissent against the corrupt leaders. Many bloggers and others

> have

> > also scooped

> > > the big networks on many stories as well. Some of those stories

> > were later

> > > grudgingly covered by the Big Media, but many have not.

> > >

June 6, 2005

Hi Uhura,

I trust them as much as

any that I've seen (and

I don't trust ANY of them).

But if I had to chose, NPR

would be the 1st..

Dwight

> > > News has been largely Homogenized for some time now. If you

flip

> > through the

> > > national news channels (ABC, NBC, CBS) they all cover just

about

> > the same

> > > stories and have the same perspective on them. They might have

> > some different

> > > fluff stories, but for the most part they are the same.

> > >

> > > Newspapers are just about the same. Much of what you see in

them

> > are the

> > > same stories from very similiar points of view. It is easier

> > though with print

> > > to know the market. Certain newspapers and publications have

more

> > of one slant

> > > or the other, so you know more of what you are getting. So with

> > with print

> > > you can get more of a variety of stories and points of view.

> > >

> > > The internet is where you can get many stories, but the

veracity

> > of those

> > > stories is most uncertain. Anyone with a computer and internet

> > access can set up

> > > a blog and post " news " stories as they please. Lots of rumors

> are

> > out there

> > > as well as just plain looney stories.

> > >

> > > The internet is probably the only place to get the non-

> homogenized

> > news.

> > > Countries like China who have a rigidly controlled press are

> > having trouble with

> > > the internet because people are getting " unapproved " news and

> > versions of

> > > stories. Muslim nations face the same problem and it is

beginning

> > to fuel

> > > dissent against the corrupt leaders. Many bloggers and others

> have

> > also scooped

> > > the big networks on many stories as well. Some of those stories

> > were later

> > > grudgingly covered by the Big Media, but many have not.

> > >

June 6, 2005

Hi Uhura,

I trust them as much as

any that I've seen (and

I don't trust ANY of them).

But if I had to chose, NPR

would be the 1st..

Dwight

> > > News has been largely Homogenized for some time now. If you

flip

> > through the

> > > national news channels (ABC, NBC, CBS) they all cover just

about

> > the same

> > > stories and have the same perspective on them. They might have

> > some different

> > > fluff stories, but for the most part they are the same.

> > >

> > > Newspapers are just about the same. Much of what you see in

them

> > are the

> > > same stories from very similiar points of view. It is easier

> > though with print

> > > to know the market. Certain newspapers and publications have

more

> > of one slant

> > > or the other, so you know more of what you are getting. So with

> > with print

> > > you can get more of a variety of stories and points of view.

> > >

> > > The internet is where you can get many stories, but the

veracity

> > of those

> > > stories is most uncertain. Anyone with a computer and internet

> > access can set up

> > > a blog and post " news " stories as they please. Lots of rumors

> are

> > out there

> > > as well as just plain looney stories.

> > >

> > > The internet is probably the only place to get the non-

> homogenized

> > news.

> > > Countries like China who have a rigidly controlled press are

> > having trouble with

> > > the internet because people are getting " unapproved " news and

> > versions of

> > > stories. Muslim nations face the same problem and it is

beginning

> > to fuel

> > > dissent against the corrupt leaders. Many bloggers and others

> have

> > also scooped

> > > the big networks on many stories as well. Some of those stories

> > were later

> > > grudgingly covered by the Big Media, but many have not.

> > >

June 6, 2005

I remember " Network " !

It was GREAT !

Dwight

> >Face it. Everytime anyone opens their mouth, what comes out is

biased

> >by their own experience and conditioning. It's just a question of

> >whose bias fits your bias best. Sorry, but that's the unbiased

truth.

> >Ha ha ha.

> >

> >Ken

June 6, 2005

I remember " Network " !

It was GREAT !

Dwight

> >Face it. Everytime anyone opens their mouth, what comes out is

biased

> >by their own experience and conditioning. It's just a question of

> >whose bias fits your bias best. Sorry, but that's the unbiased

truth.

> >Ha ha ha.

> >

> >Ken

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