Re: AMERICA'S YELLOW PRESS

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 Jun 29, 5:00 pm, ltlee1 <ltl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Jun 29, 12:29 pm, "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 
> > > fare
> > > fed
> > > PRC citizens and the difference is immediately obvious. The media in

> > > PRC
> > > are
> > > 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 CCTV 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
more 
> > than
> > evident during the recent Tibetan uprising. They carried one point of 
> > view
> > and one point of view only.
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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 
> > and
> > distortive (I know because I have worked for them), but at least there

> > is
> > the possibility of exploring all sides of the story, without fear of 
> > jail
> > 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

Obviously Mr. Lee is saying that since we cannot know all sides of any
given 
story we should not strive to know any sides of the story, and just accept

what the benevolent authorities feed us as the whole truth...

You can see why Chinese people have always been under the thumbs of
powerful 
authorities who kick them around and oppress them. The CCP took power
vowing 
to stop this, but they are no better. It is a sad story.

Toby