This the complication within journalism. We want to trust the frontline journalists with the footage being provided yet it becomes nearly impossible to fact check in a timely manner, especially if you want to be the first to release it. Then add in the concept of social media and the entire system becomes ******.We should rightly question everything we are seeing in the media about the situation in Ukraine. But where does it stop? We have seen enough in the American media to suggest even its reporting can be untrustworthy. We have access to more information than in any time in history and yet we should be more skeptical as well. Strange times.
If I lived in Russia, I'd want to see what was happening on the front lines. The problem though as stated.......who knows what footage you're getting anymore, especially if they're hacking in to show it.
Seems as though all news is propaganda these days. Everyone is always pushing something......other than the truth. Discernment is also a lost art......or gift on most these days as well.On the flipside, if the Russian people are only getting fed carefully controlled propaganda anyway, their perspective of these events will only benefit from getting a dose of the opposing propaganda.
The conclusion that “Russian propaganda is of more benefit than Ukrainian propaganda for the Russian people” makes little sense in this scenario if for no other reason than the contrasting information forces more people to confront the notion that they are being fed propaganda to begin with.
Fairly certain this has always been the case and history is written by the victors. Understanding bias is essential to forming an opinion on what you read or hear.Seems as though all news is propaganda these days. Everyone is always pushing something......other than the truth. Discernment is also a lost art......or gift on most these days as well.
Fairly certain this has always been the case and history is written by the victors. Understanding bias is essential to forming an opinion on what you read or hear.
I had lunch with a Russian buddy over the weekend (he recently returned from a trip there to see family), and he shared with me that the Russian media really strikes an "us versus them" tone and essentially portrays Russia and the US as the 2 pre-eminent world superpowers duking it out over good and evil. As a result of this, most Russians believe Americans hate them. He and I laughed a bit as we both know that - at least prior to the Ukraine situation - the average American put very little thought into Russia or the status of the Russian people. But that is not the narrative spun up by the Russian media.On the flipside, if the Russian people are only getting fed carefully controlled propaganda anyway, their perspective of these events will only benefit from getting a dose of the opposing propaganda.
The conclusion that “Russian propaganda is of more benefit than Ukrainian propaganda for the Russian people” makes little sense in this scenario if for no other reason than the contrasting information forces more people to confront the notion that they are being fed propaganda to begin with.
They need to slow down on the Vodka. Russia and USA the two superpowers… USA GDP: 20T, China GDP: 15T, Russia GDP 1.5T.I had lunch with a Russian buddy over the weekend (he recently returned from a trip there to see family), and he shared with me that the Russian media really strikes an "us versus them" tone and essentially portrays Russia and the US as the 2 pre-eminent world superpowers duking it out over good and evil. As a result of this, most Russians believe Americans hate them. He and I laughed a bit as we both know that - at least prior to the Ukraine situation - the average American put very little thought into Russia or the status of the Russian people. But that is not the narrative spun up by the Russian media.
It is encouraging to see Russians demonstrating for peace, I guess they are getting enough alternate information to challenge the government line.
They need to slow down on the Vodka. Russia and USA the two superpowers… USA GDP: 20T, China GDP: 15T, Russia GDP 1.5T.
Putins dreams of grandeur are going up in smoke and they will soon experience 3rd world poverty like Venezuela. I hope they sober up and string him up before he kills more people and takes his country into the dark ages. Regardless of how quickly they depose him they need to experience pain and misery, the Tyrants in the world need to understand the consequences of their grand dreams.
Those will be added to the growing list of war crimes for future wars.being deprived of PornHub and OnlyFans before overthrowing their Government.