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bug schrieb: I would much prefer a [news-reporting] media that isn't biased in any way. Hard (or IMHO impossible) to find. Tell us when you (seem to) have found such. Good luck. |
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On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 19:31:26 -0800, Steve Silverwood wrote: In article , says... I was wondering what all of you regularly listen to for news on SW. I'm thinking of dusting off my Degen 1102 and seeing what I can hear that comes in reliably. I'm in northern California. I'm sick of depending on American TeeVee for news. I agree. Domestic media is often liberally-biased, As a liberal with some conservative leanings -- I support a strong national defense, I support handgun ownership for non-felons, etc. -- I no issue with "liberally-biased" media. It's the right-wing, fundamentalist who really want a Christian theocracy in the U.S. that scare the **** outta me! And the sad part is, those people seem to be in control now, and the rest of the population seems to have given their assent to a fascist fundamentalist government. Someday the American people will realize that "free speech for me but not for you" isn't a great idea, but by then it will be too late. It wouldn't matter if the US wasn't the only remaining superpower, a corrupt fascist military power sitting astride the world like Rome and doing whatever it wants simply because it can, and having the support of its ignorant populace to do so. bug not to mention America-centric. I often enjoy hearing what those in other countries have to say about world events. It's often very eye-opening. My short list of excellent news sources on shortwave: BBC Voice of America Radio Netherlands Deutsche Welle Radio Taiwan NHK Radio Japan Radio Canada International Radio Australia Radio New Zealand International Voice of Russia Those all give pretty straightforward news reports. For news reports that are somewhat slanted, you'll find Radio Havana Cuba and China Radio International interesting. Voice of Russia (formerly Radio Moscow) would have been in the "slanted" list but they have been doing a commendable job in recent years of striving for fair-and-balanced reporting. They're not quite at the point where the VOA or BBC are, but that's probably because of external (i.e., government) influences and not any fault of the journalists themselves. Good job, guys! ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
David wrote:
If you think American mainstream media is ''liberal biased'' you must walk without bending your knees and have a closet full of brown shirts. American media is totally dominated by corporate propaganda and fluff pieces. It is infotainment at best and calculated to make the viewer stupid. My grandparents can remember when "news" used to be 15 minutes long. Now we have 24 hour news channels-all "news", all the time. On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 19:31:26 -0800, Steve Silverwood wrote: In article , says... I was wondering what all of you regularly listen to for news on SW. I'm thinking of dusting off my Degen 1102 and seeing what I can hear that comes in reliably. I'm in northern California. I'm sick of depending on American TeeVee for news. I agree. Domestic media is often liberally-biased, not to mention America-centric. I often enjoy hearing what those in other countries have to say about world events. It's often very eye-opening. My short list of excellent news sources on shortwave: BBC Voice of America Radio Netherlands Deutsche Welle Radio Taiwan NHK Radio Japan Radio Canada International Radio Australia Radio New Zealand International Voice of Russia Those all give pretty straightforward news reports. For news reports that are somewhat slanted, you'll find Radio Havana Cuba and China Radio International interesting. Voice of Russia (formerly Radio Moscow) would have been in the "slanted" list but they have been doing a commendable job in recent years of striving for fair-and-balanced reporting. They're not quite at the point where the VOA or BBC are, but that's probably because of external (i.e., government) influences and not any fault of the journalists themselves. Good job, guys! ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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My short list of excellent news sources on shortwave: BBC Voice of America Radio Netherlands Deutsche Welle Radio Taiwan NHK Radio Japan Radio Canada International Radio Australia Radio New Zealand International Voice of Russia Those all give pretty straightforward news reports. For news reports that are somewhat slanted, you'll find Radio Havana Cuba and China Radio International interesting. Voice of Russia (formerly Radio Moscow) would have been in the "slanted" list but they have been doing a commendable job in recent years of striving for fair-and-balanced reporting. They're not quite at the point where the VOA or BBC are, but that's probably because of external (i.e., government) influences and not any fault of the journalists themselves. Good job, guys! You forgot Voice of Korea. They may suffer from the same problems that linger at VoR, but *dang* they're hilarious to listen to. Amazingly, China Radio International, while still soft-pedaling its own internal national problems, is much better than decades ago. They seem, on the surface anyway, to be aiming more for gentle persuasion and ideological moderation rather than hard-line bullyragging. A special note for the Aussies and Kiwis - they insert a wry sense of fun into all their "live" programming that is irresistible, and reminiscent of the good old days when everyone wasn't so PC and knew a laugh was worth a few-bucks-worth of wattpower. The news from down under is always worth a listen just for the quips. Sort of like Radio Nederland and RCI were 20 years ago. Bruce Jensen |
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 11:51:56 -0800, Steve Silverwood
wrote: In article , says... I no issue with "liberally-biased" media. I would much prefer a [news-reporting] media that isn't biased in any way. Just give me the facts and let me do my own analysis, thank you very much. Exactly! |
Your grandparents news had more relevant contents. BTW, I remember
when the 11P News went from 15 to 30 minutes. On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 14:02:42 -0800, tommyknocker wrote: David wrote: If you think American mainstream media is ''liberal biased'' you must walk without bending your knees and have a closet full of brown shirts. American media is totally dominated by corporate propaganda and fluff pieces. It is infotainment at best and calculated to make the viewer stupid. My grandparents can remember when "news" used to be 15 minutes long. Now we have 24 hour news channels-all "news", all the time. On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 19:31:26 -0800, Steve Silverwood wrote: In article , says... I was wondering what all of you regularly listen to for news on SW. I'm thinking of dusting off my Degen 1102 and seeing what I can hear that comes in reliably. I'm in northern California. I'm sick of depending on American TeeVee for news. I agree. Domestic media is often liberally-biased, not to mention America-centric. I often enjoy hearing what those in other countries have to say about world events. It's often very eye-opening. My short list of excellent news sources on shortwave: BBC Voice of America Radio Netherlands Deutsche Welle Radio Taiwan NHK Radio Japan Radio Canada International Radio Australia Radio New Zealand International Voice of Russia Those all give pretty straightforward news reports. For news reports that are somewhat slanted, you'll find Radio Havana Cuba and China Radio International interesting. Voice of Russia (formerly Radio Moscow) would have been in the "slanted" list but they have been doing a commendable job in recent years of striving for fair-and-balanced reporting. They're not quite at the point where the VOA or BBC are, but that's probably because of external (i.e., government) influences and not any fault of the journalists themselves. Good job, guys! ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
Most,if not all,domestic "news" on tv and radio is spoon fed news from
fed govt "ministry of propaganda" lapdogs. cuhulin |
In article ,
says... I would much prefer a [news-reporting] media that isn't biased in any way. Hard (or IMHO impossible) to find. Tell us when you (seem to) have found such. Good luck. Actually, I think the Christian Science Monitor was well known for providing such news. Too bad they've left the SW broadcasting scene. -- -- //Steve// Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS Fountain Valley, CA Email: |
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