Do you believe mainstream media?

[jujiju]

I don’t. I used to and I miss being in that safe bubble. I still have a look to see what is being reported, but I’m no longer in that place where I just assume what I’m being fed is correct without doing my own research.

I think there is a test of trustworthiness of reporting and that’s finding a topic or story that you know A LOT about and examining how things are reported.

What you typically find is that reporting is inaccurate in the MSM. It just is.

And if they are wrong on a topic you know a lot about, you can surmise they are also wrong about almost every other topics

You're not really making sense.
I know the thread has moved on a little but it's about do peoploe trust MSM, not ther general knowledge on current affairs.
These can be treated as 2 seperate things.
i know, complicated isn't it!

Yep

Like id always been pretty blah about watching or consuming news but now i actively avoid it

Yep, this. I think they can be biased, and sometimes don’t tell the full story, but by and large i think what they print/broadcast is true.

Definitely more trustworthy than a random website with no standards to adhere to.

I’m sorry but the statements “you read the news so that doesn’t give you a right to an opinion” and “I read headlines and form an opinion” are just bonkers

of course you can’t form an opinion based on headlines. Of course someone reading news can have a more informed opinion.

Are you this patronising to people in real life too?

Sorry, I assumed a certain amount of literacy. Let me know what isn't clear and I'll try to explain.

The gist of what I'm saying is that you can't have an informed opinion if you know nothing about the subject.

ok, I'll try again.
I used to watch and read a lot of news
I started to think the level of bias from most MSM was distorting the truth of the news too much.
The level of fearmongering and poor scientific opinions in the news during covid meant I lost trust in MSM
I now don't actively engage with any news.
i still have the opinion that I don't trust MSM news.
Is that easier to understand?

only the ones who think i'm not allowed an opinion

COVID was five years ago, therefore you've read no news for five years. You didn't answer my question on how the BBC is corrupt - your informed opinion was 'lol'.

In Aus the media did tell people to shun their families - not only the politicians doing scare mongering in a guest position but the actual news shows hosts too.
They were not in any way 'just reporting' They were using their platform to bully others who didnt agree with the majority on a large scale, to coerce people into shunning family - these were left, right and in the middle shows, not just one side, not just one channel

Mistrust yeah, dont disagree. But i also, i just dont care anymore. As long as my bubble is all good, im happy
I dont need the drama, the hype, the fear, the sadness that comes with news

Since ive stopped watching, my mental health is better, my overall mood is better
So why would i even bother anymore?

the saying 'ignorance is bliss' is damn true

I didn't say the BBC was corrupt.
I think you are confused!

Mightymoog · Today 11:58
lol
Maitri108 · Yesterday 23:58
Why is the BBC corrupt?

Why did you write 'lol' to my question?

why don't you ask the pp why they think the BBC is corrupt?
My opinion is I distrust MSM news.
I'm not engaging with you any more as you seem to not be able to grasp the point of the thread.
Enjoy the rest of your day

You do know that lockdown happened in many, many places in the world right?

that the scientific community was united about social distancing (not shunning) being a good mitigation so that health services weren’t overwhelmed?

And that large numbers of people getting vaccinated helped us to emerge to normal again?

Likewise.

You're not engaging anymore because you don't have anything to say. You haven't read any news in five years and all you can do is repeat that you don't trust MSM. Errrr, good for you I guess.

There’s a few well-known journalists, who’ve broken away from the pack, where I live. Makes you wonder what they’ve seen…

Oh, I didn't know he was a newsreader.

Lockdown - dob in neighbours and family who break the rules - why try create division? Since when does bullying get the desired outcome?

After lockdown
We had tv hosts saying 'if you have friends or family refuse the vax, refuse to see them, shun them till they get the vax'

That dont build trust, that puts me off ever watching again and it sure didnt make me change my mind

Wasn't that government instructions?

I mean I agree with you about dobbing people in - but that was a Uk government thing again - that the media reported on.

I can’t comment on what a tv host said. But that is an opinion. It is not a report.

I remember things so very differently!
peehaps it depends what you mean by mainstream media - the daily mail has never been trustworthy

Do your own research where?

I believe it a lot more than I believe some random person on tik tok It you tube who is spouting conspiracy theory.
The BBC, Channel 4, ITV don't deliberately lie it make up facts.