#news bias

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Absolutely Sickened. (Cw: transphobia)

Wow. Just wow.

So not only did my brother's disappearance barely merit one column in the back of our local newspaper, not only is this the first time our paper has mentioned it SINCE IT HAPPENED, but now they're referring to him in QUOTATION MARKS? They want to call him a poor misguided autistic girl so badly I can TASTE IT. Absolutely REPREHENSIBLE BEHAVIOR. And, sexual incongruence disorder? Are we fucking making words up now? I have never, ever, in my life, heard anyone refer to being trans as having "sexual incongruence disorder." What the fuck? Also, can we talk about the bit where they say that HRT makes you unstable, cause I have never fucking heard that in my life. I can tell you firsthand that Ryan was 1000% more moody and unstable BEFORE he started testosterone. Since then, he's been super chill. So this is blatantly wrong.

What's the penalty for committing an act of terror on a local government building? I have a few people at the Health Department who need to be introduced to my good friend Mr. Heat-Seeking Missile. REPEATEDLY.

-Rachel

[sky-daddy-hates-me]

This is why I no longer trust the BBC. Before October 7th I was more critical of it but still regarded it as a largely unbiased/reliable news source, but now its right up there with ITV and 5news

[girlactionfigure]

[galliro]

Conservatives either dont have a source or send you a source from some obscure organization that is so obviously biased it could pass as satire.

Like theyll send you an article about biden doing something and it starts like:

"Evil tyrant Joe Biden and his democrat cohorts pass another anti-american bill aimed at stripping your liberties"

It makes it immidietly obvious that this is not a source that should be trusted.

That being said the point of this post is to remind everyone to be critical of the media you consume for any bias they may display. This is not unique to the republican side (tho it is much more common and blatant). Always ensure you either balance out the bias with other sources or use more reputable and journalistic sources. I personally recommend AP news as a good neutral news source and ground news as a method of analysing the news across the whole political spectrum (not sponsored)

[feminegra]

Media Dehumanization of Black Victims and the Tragic Case of Daniel Anjorin

The Tragic Loss of a Young Life In a horrifying incident that shocked the British nation, 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin was brutally murdered in Hainault, northeast London. The accused, Marcus Aurelio Arduini Monzo, a dual Spanish-Brazilian national, stands charged with murder and multiple counts of attempted murder and grievous bodily harm. On the day of the attack, Monzo allegedly sped his van…

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“In electronics, bias is a voltage which maintains electron tubes proper operating points. Too much, or too little bias causes distortion. In Electronic News, the news is reported exactly as occurs, without fear or favor. And the only bias found there is that which favors the reader.” (1951)

[l1ttles3am0th]

Okay, so you’re telling me that a bunch of media companies are about to work directly with Israel and the IDF and go on a massive propaganda campaign to bolster up literal war criminals in a country which’s mere existence is a gargantuan war crime in and of itself? Remember people, there’s not much more than hearsay on the Israeli side, but there’s literally thousands of pieces of evidence on the Palestinian side, which I’ve taken to archiving much of myself and intend to do FAR more in that regard before it’s scrubbed from the internet in order to hide the evidence. Who also feels like we’re about to get more fabricated pieces of evidence for the purpose of hasbara, and that this propagandist campaign is gonna end up trying to distract from another huge massacre?

This is the important part

We're going to see A LOT of pro Israel propaganda in the media in late June. More than usual I mean.

We need to be prepared to combat it all especially with the current invasion of Rafah killing and displacing thousands

[kaapstadmk]

Fox News is constantly playing in our doctors' lounge and every time, I am reminded that it takes exponentially less energy to generate bullshit than it does to refute it.

The amount of projection and spin they apply is mind boggling it's not just "the chicken crossed the road" but "the chicken, who we suspect has ties to [insert threatening-sounding international game] was last seen crossing the road in [insert largely-white town name]. This is clearly evidence that the Democratic administration is not doing their job."

The spin is real, y'all. Keep your eyes open for conjecture and inserted information

[whydidisavethistomyphone]

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

"oh please everyone has gay thoughts sometimes" so what i'm hearing is that heteronormativity is so ingrained that a significant percentage of the population regularly experiences bisexual attraction? but dismisses it as something that all straight people experience? this is so concerning are you guys okay

[dizzybizz]

hey let's go from totoro kinda vibe

[sayruq]

If you, for some reason, still have a subscription to the Atlantic, cancel it

[goldnwlf]

All Sides provides you with multiple articles from the left, right, and center for every story. It's a great way to get as close to the full picture as we can.

at some point we gotta acknowledge that getting the majority of your news and takes and general opinions from tumblr is not meaningfully different than getting it from tiktok even though on here it's in textual form. understanding the world through the lens of viral videos vs understanding it through breathless unsourced text posts written by dykeastarion69

[inkskinned]

he says i hate everyone except you and that is addictive and that is kind of romantic and beautiful because you're young and you're kind of a sarcastic asshole too and you don't like bad boys, per say, but you don't really like good ones either. and you like that you were the exception, it felt like winning.

except life is not a romance book, and he was kind of being honest. he doesn't learn to be nice to your friends. he only tolerates your family. you have to beg him to come with you to birthday parties, he complains the whole time. you want to go on a date but - people are often there, wherever you're going. he's just so angry. about everything, is the thing. in the romance book, doesn't he eventually soften? can't you teach him, through your own sense of whimsy and comfort?

at first - you know introverts often need smaller friend groups, and honestly, you're fine staying at home too. you like the small, tidy life you occupy. you're not going to punish him for his personality type.

except: he really does hate everyone but you. which means he doesn't get along with his therapist. which means he has no one to talk to except for you. which means you take care of him constantly, since he otherwise has no one. which means you sometimes have to apologize for him. which means he keeps you home from seeing your friends because he hates them. you're the single exception.

about a decade from this experience, you'll type into google: how to know if a relationship is codependent.

he wraps an arm around you. i hate everyone except you. these days, you're learning what he's actually confessing is i have very little practice being kind.