Do you trust the Media?
Posted on November 22, 2007
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The following video has been added in response to requests for a ‘better example’ of fake news VNR’s. It is a better example, but the video is a bit longer.
How much can you trust the media? How much should you trust them? Many news broadcasts contain what is termed as “Fake News”, these are Public Relations videos (or Video News Releases) created either by corporations or governments featuring a specific subject. The idea of these videos is to promote a certain product or a specific idea (political or otherwise).
News networks are sponsored to show these videos as news. More VNR’s located here.
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Yeah, if people find out about how often identity theft happens then they might try to take some measures to stop it.
When will you people THINK, the government wants us to keep our identities to ourselves, when we should be giving them to the Nigerian princes who really need them.
[ Quote ]Although I hate Mass Media as much as the next informed guy, I think that was a bad example.. Since it seems logical, and there are alot of scams that target the elderly…
[ Quote ]It all depends on how much you know about the background of a newsgathering operation. It’s sad that viewers have to look into the financing and history of a news outlet to determine their motives. But with the way much of the industry is today, it is imperative that viewers take it upon themselves to make sure they’re getting the objective journalism they need to form rational opinions.
I work in television broadcasting in a large market. We have very specific rules when it comes to using VNR’s: They are not allowed. Say a new manufacturing business is moving in to town. If we don’t have video of their operations we may ask for some “handout” video, but we will be sure our viewers know we had no editorial control over what was shown at that location.
It is only the lowest of the low that try to pass off VNR’s as actual news presented by “unbiased professionals” instead of the commercial endorsement money-makers they really are.
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[ Quote ]WTF does that video clip have to do with “sponsored stories”? I didn’t see them push any particular product there. The “Capital One” brand wasn’t mentioned once. All they talked about was “elder fraud” (i.e. cheating old people out of their savings).
This article is blatant blogspam.
[ Quote ]I know its always a slow news day when they talk about sex offenders moving into the area or about how technology can cause you to lose your identity!
[ Quote ]No! I don’t trust the media! They’re in the entertainment business and they’re going to report what sells or “spin” what they report to ensure that it sells. They’re in business to MAKE MONEY above and before all else. They’re marketers. They package and sell what their buying market wants. If you don’t like it–don’t buy it.
[ Quote ]Holy shit talk about the most useless video ever made. Not only does it repeat itself, but it doesn’t even MENTION the supposed company that is supposedly sponsoring it.
Find me some real proof. Buried as innacurate
[ Quote ]Its pure brainwashing. Crowd control designed to get the masses in check and buying products. Subliminal messages right and left….
[ Quote ]No I don’t at all
[ Quote ]It should be taken as fact that the ruling classes of the US have more to gain by at least persuading, if not manipulating or deceiving us, than they do by informing us, and possibly empowering us. Because of this alone, we should not trust a media which is run for and by this class.
Even further, when you consider just how much of a science is behind the power of persuasion, and how much is invested in this science, it would be foolish to not assume that the results of this science are not employed to the highest degree possible given what is at stake.
There is a documentary by the BBC called the Century of Self, which focuses on the rise of the Public Relations industry primarily through focusing on Edward Bernays, one of its founders. Bernays was Sigmund Freud’s nephews and put many of freud’s theories into practice.
In his book Propaganda, a word which he used in the positive sense, not the pejorative, he wrote:
“The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. …We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. This is a logical result of the way in which our democratic society is organized. Vast numbers of human beings must cooperate in this manner if they are to live together as a smoothly functioning society. …In almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of politics or business, in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons…who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires which control the public mind.”
This wasn’t a criticism, remember, it was a justification.
It is up to you - do you trust people who admit they think they should be pulling your strings instead of leveling with you?
[ Quote ]I have added a ‘better example’ of a fake news VNR to the above post. It is a much better example, but the video is a bit longer…
[ Quote ]Old news is old. This has been going on for years and years. The news goes much deeper than just VNRs. What about SMTs, where celebrities and “experts” from other corporations are asked the same questions and give the same answers, word for word, to 50 different markets? What about when the national broadcasting companies require mandatory news topics from their affiliates? One recent example: Green is Universal. Every single NBC news station was required to run “green stories” that week. It goes far, far beyond just VNRs my friend.
[ Quote ]By the way, do you know about companies like Cision or VMS? Do a quick Google search for these companies and you’ll see just how deep the rabbit hole goes.
http://www.prwatch.org/fakenews/findings/vnrs
[ Quote ]http://www.thethoughts.co.uk/thoughts/mind-programming-the-washing-of-your-brain/
[ Quote ]Just go to youtube and do a search for FOX NEWS and you will see tons and tons of lies that are easily seen as lies. check out my youtube account name which is boredjoewo to see a ton more plus check out my subscriptions to see the media lie to us daily.
[ Quote ]Warning people about physhing is good, but they did bring up Trend Micro.
If you notice they are telling people not to go to any web site they haven’t gone to before, and don’t click on any links anyone ever sends you in an email.
This keeps the elderly from doing any research on the web.
This keeps the elderly in the US who vote more than anyone else from being exposed to any information other than what the news media tells them.
Whether the media is trying to defend their advertising dollars or whether it’s because they don’t want the elderly to know certain things like the US is building 14 permanent military bases in Iraq this is extremely dangerous to democracy.
See The History of Oil
http://tinyurl.com/3xucqu
Ron Paul has talked about it in the Presidential debates
http://tinyurl.com/26alfo (People say the dick laughing is Rudy Giuliani)
Here is a video everyone needs to see, but the elderly aren’t going to see it if they are terrified of the internet
“Money Banking and the Federal Reserve”
[ Quote ]http://tinyurl.com/33cke5
Do I trust the media? Certainly, I trust them to look after their owners’ interests. What else did you expect them to do?
As long as we permit the electronic media to be owned and operated by a small number of huge corporations, we will continue to get exactly what we deserve for our lack of vigilance: skillful and effective propaganda, with media owners holding more power than any branch of our “elected” government.
[ Quote ]This is why I don’t watch local news. Especially in my area, where there are 5 stations that are serviced by 3 “news” outlets. I get my news from places that are (hopefully) dedicated to bringing real news to the attention of the public that needs it.
[ Quote ]As a former TV News producer, I am shocked that those producers would air those stories. Even though they touch on concerns that seem legitimate the sources - and all information contained therein - are illegitimate. Thanks for enlightening me. The profession has taken an embarrassing fall.
[ Quote ]Some of you seem to be missing the point here.
We judge the integrity of the news we are given based on a number of criteria. When news is fabricated like this, it is “artificial.” Regardless of whether or not you agree with the sentiment contained within, it smacks of falsehoods. To pass it off as if it were filmed by a local news affiliate, in a local area town is deceitful. It’s a slippery slope.
Ask yourselves, if 30% of all news is “fake,” which stories are true?
But aside from any of that, even if the news was 100% legit, it would still be utterly biased, with every story suffocating under the mass amounts of spin that is applied to them.
[ Quote ]I think it’s the same everywhere. In my country, media plays big and are driven much by extraneous interests like the need for resources and so sacrifice truthful newsreporting for profit. For example in textmessaging, ABS-CBN makes much money, riding on the popularity of individuals made fair game by some groups, which publication is bereft of investigation. The so-called news is posted in their website for almost two years and only the date changes. This is where gatekeepers should be watchful about.
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