Re: AMERICA'S YELLOW PRESS

On Jun 29, 5:00=A0pm, ltlee1 <ltl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Jun 29, 12:29=A0pm, "Toby" <kyma...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > "ltlee1" <ltl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Jun 28, 8:52 pm, "Toby" <kyma...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > Just compare the stories covered in Taiwan or even Hong Kong to the
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> > > PRC citizens and the difference is immediately obvious. The media in
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> > > definitely government lapdogs.
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> > Sure we can look into Hong Kong and Taiwan's media. But before that,
> > are you taking back your assertion that the US media, at its worst, is
> > light years ahead of =A0CCTV and the China Daily?
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> > Concerning Taiwan media, a certain poster had posted many posts
> > criticized the Taiwan media on various issues right on this forum
> > almost on a daily basis. He seems to consdier the Taiwan media the
> > worst of all. Do you agree with him? If not, care to tell why he was
> > wrong from your point of view?
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> > The mainstream Chinese media are nothing but CCP lapdogs. This was
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> > evident during the recent Tibetan uprising. They carried one point of
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> What kind of rule or law stipulate that the more views the better?
> Should the diversity of viewpoints not dictated by evidence?
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> Like the absence of peaceful demonstation by the Lhasa residents prior
> to the demonstration?
> However, there was no evidence of peaceful demonstration prior to the
> violence. Do you think the western presses were better because they
> manufactured evidences by showing Nepali security beating
> demonstrators in Nepal as Chinese security beating Tibetans in Tibet?
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> > The Western media may, in many cases, be sensationalistic, simplistic
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> > distortive (I know because I have worked for them), but at least there
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> > the possibility of exploring all sides of the story, without fear of
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> > time, persecution and/or exile.
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> Not true. It is impossible to explore all sides of all stories unless
> every citizen is a journalist.

dishonest, deceptive, distorting