A bloke I work with used to be an engineer, before getting into the environmental services industry. One night over a beer he told me about his first job out of university, which was working for a company that made vibrators, dildos and other sex products. His role, he explained, was to make...
This deplorable thread shows the need for media companies to seriously reinvest in investigative journalism.
It's clear trust has been lost and that there are many scandals begging to be exposed, but the idea that punters like us should instead source their news/opinions from a bullshit artist...
It's not an either/or proposition. It's about recognising that different publications have different agendas and particular commentators within a media outlet will have their own specific agenda.
Kids should be taught how to recognise the difference between someone reporting the truth and...
The proliferation of fake news and the ready acceptance of conspiracy theories by many presents a strong argument for the introduction of media studies at a primary school level. Help kids develop a bullshit detector; a faculty that many posters on this board sadly lack.
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