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Deny, deflect, distract - Capitalist media working for the ruling class (slrpnk.net)

submitted 3 days ago by meyotch@slrpnk.net to c/politics@beehaw.org

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https://www.jphilll.com/p/deny-deflect-distract

A trenchant analysis of the reactions appearing across the political spectra. Written from an anti-capitalist perspective.

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[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 13 points 3 days ago (11 children)

I posted this because I am personally invested in the idea that we, the people, must become our own media.

We know we cannot rely on corporate owned media to work in our collective interests. Yet they will remain because they are useful to the ruling class.

I know lemmy is full of special people ;) but I have been impressed by the level of media savvy on display.

How do we improve the quality of our information diets in the face of blatant propaganda? It has become so obvious to many people, now.

[–] beedog@beehaw.org 5 points 3 days ago

I was actually just searching for information on unbiased news source on Lemmy earlier but was not able to find much, so I went ahead to search Reddit. I found the top post for this thread informative, and here's the list of the main points:

There is no such thing as unbiased news.
Get news from multiple sources with opposing biases, and form your own opinion.
Avoid media outlets whose business model incentivizes sensationalism.
If a story seems even slightly questionable, find a confirming source.
Be aware of the reliability of your sources.
Journalists and editors are not, on the whole, bad people.

I think it's important to exercise critical thinking and try your best to recognize biases in articles. It helps to try to discern words/opinions that are meant to sway how you think and feel versus facts that you can attempt to fact check.

I found this news bias chart (which in itself can have bias), that was shared from this Reddit post, which I used to add more news sources to help broaden my view. For sites that do not have RSS feeds, you can use one of these RSS bridges to subscribe if it's supported.

I also stumbled upon these, from posts I don't remember, which might be useful:

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