I think CNBC is getting a little over the top on the propaganda. Shouldn't the secret service be doing something about this?
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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
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@Cierzo: the most important thing in the piece is the slug line - opinion piece.
I guess it's too much to ask that people read these days.
Yes, the tone here is awful,
That doesn't excuse us from being an informed electorate.
When The fairness doctrine was struck down, it allowed people to cocoon up in their own views
I guess it's too much to ask that people read these days.
Yes, the tone here is awful,
That doesn't excuse us from being an informed electorate.
When The fairness doctrine was struck down, it allowed people to cocoon up in their own views
Cierzo · M
@Supersymmetry: Agree, but isn't it a vicious circle? We may not read,but the fact that media do not provide accurate information any more, but just try to create opinion, doesn't it deter people from reading?
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This is clickbait, nothing else. The article in no way implies that clashing with corporate heads led to JFK's assassination, but the authors WANT you to believe otherwise. C'mon guys, we have to be more savvy than this to keep a step ahead of what passes for journalism now.
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It's an op Ed piece, no claims were made about journalism.
You do have to read the piece to understand the connections.
The way the post is worded
Is the issue
You do have to read the piece to understand the connections.
The way the post is worded
Is the issue
katielass · F
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How exactly is this article inciting an assassination as you mention in a comment below? It's nothing more than a speculative article on how government interference with a major company nearly crippled an industry. I'm hoping this was just a troll attempt to see who would bite on just a headline.
SweetMae · 70-79, F
@StrangeWorld: Nothing like comparing apples to oranges!
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@SweetMae: How is the comparison really all that different? I took a picture and made a rash assumption. Anyone that only bothered to read one sentence and accept that it was an article about JFK's assassination also made a rash assumption.
SweetMae · 70-79, F
That is true. I haven't formed an opinion on the article. I like to find out for myself. Taking things out of context is a dangerous game.
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Is there a difference between an op ed piece and journalism in your mind?
SW-User
What would you suggest the government do about freedom of the press?
In as much as it exists anymore. All of the media outlets are for profit concerns. Let the market take care of it.
In as much as it exists anymore. All of the media outlets are for profit concerns. Let the market take care of it.
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@Invisible: the history is what it is.
Now that I've had time to read the op-Ed piece,
You need to reread and pay close attention to the last 3 paragraphs .
In summary, as of tomorrow, he is an elected official. Not a CEO. He answers to the people of the country, not shareholders. As president he can do harm to markets from the Oval Office.
Short answer, too late, he needs to stop tweeting and do the job he was elected to do.
Now that I've had time to read the op-Ed piece,
You need to reread and pay close attention to the last 3 paragraphs .
In summary, as of tomorrow, he is an elected official. Not a CEO. He answers to the people of the country, not shareholders. As president he can do harm to markets from the Oval Office.
Short answer, too late, he needs to stop tweeting and do the job he was elected to do.
doctorlove · M
You'd have to read the article to understand the context.
And the article is full of words and paragraphs and information - not your cup of tea?
And the article is full of words and paragraphs and information - not your cup of tea?