Tag: Fairness Doctrine
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Why we get news from FB
Last night around 9:30 I had doors and windows open as usual to bring in the nice cool air. Heard some sirens. The sirens stopped close by, and then I heard: SUSPECT, YOU ARE UNDER ARREST! NEIGHBORS, STAY INSIDE YOUR HOUSE! Decided it was a good idea to close windows and doors. SpokaneNews Facebook came…
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Let a hundred basis points bloom
Not a good analogy, but maybe the comparison will help me to think about one of the parallels. = = = = = The solid side of the parallel: ZIRP was an extreme outlier, totally unprecedented when Bugsy Bernanke ordered it in 2008. Previously the expected interest had pulled down to 2% at some points…
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This is how to do it.
Pew writes another long detailed article about how people get local news and what they think of it. Turns out my tastes are typical, not unique! Many people use a local Facebook group instead of radio or TV or newspapers, and most people think weather** is the only important and valid part of local coverage.…
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Modern-sounding in 1951
Linked in previous about Mooers and information tech, worth a reprint. This was written in 2017 at the start of the FUCKTRUMP vs SUCKTRUMP era. Now the only “information” available is either FUCKTRUMP or SUCKTRUMP. You have to pick a side. You can’t be off the playing field. = = = = = START 2017…
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Old advice for “journalists”
In reading about McBee-type card systems, ran across Calvin Mooers. He was one of the more interesting characters of early computing. I’ll feature his Zatocard system later, but first want to write up his best-known observation: An information retrieval system will tend not to be used whenever it is more painful and troublesome for a…
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Sign of sanity
A new survey by Pew checks feelings about the Tech Tyrants. Not much difference between R and D on this question. = = = = = START PEW: Republicans and lean-Republicans (84%) are more likely than Democrats and lean-Democrats (74%) to think these companies have too much political power. And while Republicans’ opinions have changed…
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No product, no sampling
Carrying on with CH Smith’s point that AI is winning because there are no better human products to compare with. Certainly true of “journalism”. The professionals, whether still working in MSM or working elsewhere as fake “independents”, have the same arrogance toward their audience. They know what’s best, and they’re PROUD that their product is…
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Carver vs Substack
I’ve been bitching that Substack is a self-contained universe for its own writers. Stop! I’m a writer inside another self-contained universe, which is quite a bit larger than Substack. Decided to look around the universe where I’m a participant and let it talk to me. WordPress is apparently trying to be more like a community,…
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Fine. When will you start?
Yet another survey finds the public no longer trusts “journalists”. This one was done by something called the Reuters Institute, which is apparently not quite the same thing as the dying Reuters “news” agency. It polled US, UK, Brazil and India, and found the same distrust in the first three, while India still trusts its…
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Fun to watch
Journalists incapable of thinking, part 4368549678578758347854378. A “journalist” monster pleaded for public support so they can continue smashing and torturing the public. The public uniformly and unanimously responded FUCK YOU. = = = = = In fairness, most of the “independents” are no better. The Trump cult and the Biden cult are equivalent. Outside of…
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Both right
Pointless rant, triggered by dueling headlines. Fox: Leftist media peddles another anti-Trump hoax MSNBC: Far-right media peddles another anti-Biden hoax They’re both right. Media peddles hoaxes and lies. Nothing else. That’s the whole story. The alleged “independents” are no better. Taibbi peddles information “leaked” by Deepstate, which has carefully edited what it “leaks”. Taibbi seems…
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Bloomberg continues to amaze
Bloomberg continues to amaze. In this piece they conclude that Congress is banning Tiktok because Congress wants to block ordinary Americans from talking with each other, and because Congress wants to ruin small businesses so Facebook and Google can own the country. Bloomberg thinks the “law” will probably fail in the courts, but it will…
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Gangster all the way
I’m coming to appreciate Bloomberg podcasts as the least divisive available source, and the closest to the Fairness Doctrine. The “independents” are mostly either pure DNC cult or pure Trump cult. In this one short podcast Bloomberg discusses the idiotic Tiktok ban rationally, pointing out that both parties are relying heavily on Tiktok for campaign…
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How do these myths start?
Compact has a good article on Trudeau’s absolute tyranny, which was aided AS ALWAYS by the media. Compact’s writers grasp HARDASS REALITY better than most, which is why I pay for a subscription. I won’t pay anyone who can’t see beyond the standard myths. In this article one of the standard myths creeps in, perhaps…
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Pew does FD
Pew continues to amaze. Uniquely among big organizations, their writing passes the Fairness Doctrine test every time. It’s NOT HARD to write objectively. You have to know which words and phrases are dog whistles for R or cat whistles for D; and then simply avoid those words and phrases. Example from their announcement of a…
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