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The voice of the corrupted media/news

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Have you ever gotten angry because the media/news did something that made you angry or shocked?

I think it is beyond stupid how the news/media can ruin people's lives with how they tell the news just to make a profit, like putting somebody's face on TV and yell it to the world that this map has been sued for rape. Now if the man had already been found guilty or if it were somebody like the president then that would be a different matter. But to stamp someone for life and call him a rapist even when he might have done nothing at all and thus ruining his life before he has been found guilty is sociopathic to say at least.

Now if he were considered a dangerous murderer on the lose than that would also be different. Yea yea you can always claim that they deserve it and that putting there names and face in on the TV screen is important to keep people save,

but think about it, imagine some bitch hates you and wants to ruin your carrier and life, and thus sues you for a rape you did not commit, then the media puts you name and face on tv, and your boss who does not want anybody thinking that he's ok with having rapists working for him fires you even though you have not been found guilty of anything yet.

You then meet a girl you fall in love with, then she remembers your face on TV and stays away from you, you then look for a new job. Only to find people rejecting you over and over since nobody wants a man that has been charged with rape working for them. Then imagine that you get very very depressed, you start taking drugs, and 7 months later you die from a overdose......and all of this, because the media thinks its ok to kill people's profiles for better ratings and whats even worse that allot of people think it's ok as well.

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I'm actually really annoyed with the way the media portrayed Paul Reubens. Based on what the media said about him, most people think he's some kind of child molester. In truth, the only things he was charged with were masturbating in a porno theater, and having some underage nudes in his collection of vintage pornography. Okay, so he's a bit of a pervert. Who cares? It annoys me because I was always a big fan of Pee-Wee Herman, and even these days I still think he's funny. He seems to be getting back on his feet, though.

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I don't know if the media has that power anymore. I mean, unless it was something huge, in these days of 24/7 news, you'll be famous for a couple of minutes before they find their next big story, and then everyone will forget all about you.

I mean, just thinking about it - I can't count the number of alleged rapists and murderers I've seen on cable news, but would I recognize any of them if I saw them? Honestly, I can't say that I could.

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geekmarine said:

but would I recognize any of them if I saw them? Honestly, I can't say that I could.


But what if you want to find a new job, some people don't hire people that were charged with any serious crimes in the past. Plus if you are a public figure then people will remember you since you were already known/famous in the first place.

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What if you try to get a job after you've been legally cleansed of the murder you once committed, and nobody is willing to hire you? I don't think that's any more fair. The legal system and media create too much social stigma in general.

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I think you have to agree to have that information posted over the news.

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geekmarine said:

I don't know if the media has that power anymore. I mean, unless it was something huge, in these days of 24/7 news, you'll be famous for a couple of minutes before they find their next big story, and then everyone will forget all about you.

Current Affairs programs in Australia have a long history of being judge, jury and public executioner with "the public has a right to know" as their mantra. The pursuit of ratings supremacy has led rival programs to engage in all manner of stunts, from hounding an elderly child molester (who couldn't get a fair trial due to being identified and harrassed by the media) across two or three states to backing opposing sides in a civil court action. The media has a voluntary code of conduct which is for the most part ignored - extracting an apology from any media organisation down here is about as easy and painless as peeling your fingernails off.

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hardcore_gamer said:
Have you ever gotten angry because the media/news did something that made you angry or shocked?

The media, and their Liberal bias. Thank goodness for FOX for actually not being slanted either way.

I bet, once Obama is in office, the media will tell us how the Iraq War made a miraculous turnaround, being all roses, and we can pull out of there.
Let's face it, it'll be total BS if they say that, as the troops are going to start leaving anyhow.

I also "liked" how a Lib made an effogy(sp?) of McCain, and it was okay, but someone made one of Obama, and it was horribly wrong. What hypocrytes the Dems are.

Just for the record, I couldn't care less for either party. TheDems are Nazis, and the Repubs are homicidal Bible-Thumpers.
That's my $.02, and feel free to give me some change back. :)

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5/10. Awful grammar and spelling, and the only way you can't be a freeper-level conservative after that spiel is if you purchase a serious amount of tinfoil. Or if you're a troll.

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GreyGhost said:

Current Affairs programs in Australia have a long history of being judge, jury and public executioner with "the public has a right to know" as their mantra.

Yeah, those programs are pretty bad here in America. Here's an example of how they can blow something dumb and innocent into a crim of epic proportions:

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The sickest thing about the media is when it completely blacks out and hides things from the public and when it outright lies telling people something such as aspartame is safe when it causes cancer.

Danarchy said:

Yeah, those programs are pretty bad here in America. Here's an example of how they can blow something dumb and innocent into a crime of epic proportions:
[a youfuckingboob video]


rofl!

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Gokuma said:

telling people something such as aspartame is safe when it causes cancer.


Oh FUCK

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Gokuma said:

The sickest thing about the media is when it completely blacks out and hides things from the public and when it outright lies {SNIP}

The Cancer angle is true, and frightning.

Another incident of hiding, was when CBS News was doing a live interview with "Joe the Plumber". When asked who he tought the best canidate was after the final debate, he did point out the strengths of Obama, but then as soon as he talks about how McCain would help him a lot more, CBS told him the interview was over, and it'll continue online at cbs.com. Because CBS is part of the Libral Media, they want nothing good about McCain on whatsoever.

Another point: Mortage Crisis. Democrat Barney Frank is going out there, stating that he is out there fixing the banking system, when in fact, he CAUSED the crisis, by not allowing regulation on the banks, and told Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac that it's okay to take in all be bad loans, and the Government would bail them out if all goes bad. There was a REASON why nobody would let him finish talking on TV and Radio interviews, because he does nothing but talk out his posterior-side.

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exp(x) said:

Breaking news: Georgef551 is an idiot.

Let me leave it at this. When you're old enough to vote, and you're able to listen to BOTH sides of a story, you can make far better decisions. If you wind up a Democrat, Republican, or favor a 3'rd party, at least you've done your homework, and validate your point. If you are voting, and have looked at both sides equally, then good for you, you did the right thing. Those who are either extreme conservatives or Liberals, generally are too narrow-minded to care about anyone else, but themselves, and that's shameful, in my opinion. Ted "Chappaquiddick" Kennedy is a staunch supporter of alternative energy, but when Massachusetts proposed a wind farm off the coast of the Cape, he voted AGAINST it. Why would he do that? His exact answer was that the farm would wreck his view of the ocean at his Cape Cod home. Only thought of themselves.
As for the other side argument, one big pet peeve about Republicans is they are forcing Pro Life on people. I'm not in favor of killing off pregnancies on a whim, but these people have absolutely no right whatsoever, to tell Women what they can and cannot do to their own bodies. THEY own their bodies, not the Repubs. This, I believe, violates the "Church and State" separation. An example of elephants thinking about themselves, over anyone else, in this case, Women.

When you get older, and see there's life outside of (M)TV, you tend to make much better decisions in life. Then again, it doesn't always work out that way, but usually, it does.

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Nice vid, I had always heard about it, but never managed to see it. But to answer the question, nothing on the news has never really bothered me. I can't say I really watch the news all that often to really even get bothered by it.

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Wait, what? The media supported the war in Iraq from the beginning. I remember distinctly how they simply repeated everything Bush was saying about why the war was such a great idea, with no challenge to it whatsoever. They scrambled to see who could get the best shots of jets blowing things up first. They had extensive coverage of the supposed WMDs and why they were so dangerous.

It wasn't until years later that the media turned against the war in Iraq. I've said it before, and I'll say it again - the media has neither a liberal or a conservative bias, it only has a bias toward whatever gets the most ratings.

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I watched this Norwegian documentary called Satan rir media (Satan Rides the Media). The Norwegian media hyped black metal related murders, church burnings, satanism, etc. Without them, it would've remained some obscure sub genre that nobody would give two shits about.

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geekmarine said:

Wait, what? The media supported the war in Iraq from the beginning. I remember distinctly how they simply repeated everything Bush was saying about why the war was such a great idea, with no challenge to it whatsoever. They scrambled to see who could get the best shots of jets blowing things up first. They had extensive coverage of the supposed WMDs and why they were so dangerous.

It wasn't until years later that the media turned against the war in Iraq. I've said it before, and I'll say it again - the media has neither a liberal or a conservative bias, it only has a bias toward whatever gets the most ratings.

Exactly.

And I wouldn't call the democrats liberal. They're just more liberal compared to Republicans. Kind of. I guess. At least they don't spend 500% of our budget on pointless wars. I voted for Obama this time because I'll be happy if half the stuff he promised come true. McCain, on the other hand had absolutely no platform. It was just like "vote for me, cause I'm a Republican, and a vet, and I won't give money to poor people! (wtf)" Then he pulled Palin out of a hat and that was the end for him.

I dunno, I think Obama and his people may just be able to turn this country around.

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When my 5-year-old cousin was shot in the head and killed by the Noble, OK, police in an animal control incident turned machismo shooting contest, several local news outlets reported the story with what appeared to be both accidental inaccuracies and deliberate alterations to important details, such as claiming there were ricochets. Much of some of the outlets' treatment of the story was skewed in favor of the law enforcement and the city of Noble.

Since that time, my trust of anything I hear in any corporate-owned news outlet has been extremely weakened. If you think you know the full story or the true facts, think again. Very few stories are worth covering to them unless one or more of the parties involved has an agenda to put forward.

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Quasar said:

Since that time, my trust of anything I hear in any corporate-owned news outlet has been extremely weakened. If you think you know the full story or the true facts, think again. Very few stories are worth covering to them unless one or more of the parties involved has an agenda to put forward.

Reminds me of the media furore a couple of years ago about mobile phones supposedly causing Colony Collapse Disorder, a disease that is causing bee colonies to die. A scientific study was conducted by researchers who put base stations for DECT cordless phones inside bee hives. They found it had a minor effect on bees but nothing particularly significant. The Independent then published an article on this, claiming that this proves that mobile phones kill bees and was the cause of CCD. This was, of course, then repeated across all of the major newspapers and lots of people now think that mobile phones kill bees.

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geekmarine said:

Wait, what? The media supported the war in Iraq from the beginning. I remember distinctly how they simply repeated everything Bush was saying about why the war was such a great idea, with no challenge to it whatsoever. They scrambled to see who could get the best shots of jets blowing things up first. They had extensive coverage of the supposed WMDs and why they were so dangerous.

You mean like having on all those military analysts?

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fraggle said:

Reminds me of the media furore a couple of years ago about mobile phones supposedly causing Colony Collapse Disorder, a disease that is causing bee colonies to die. A scientific study was conducted by researchers who put base stations for DECT cordless phones inside bee hives. They found it had a minor effect on bees but nothing particularly significant. The Independent then published an article on this, claiming that this proves that mobile phones kill bees and was the cause of CCD. This was, of course, then repeated across all of the major newspapers and lots of people now think that mobile phones kill bees.


The bees disappearing has nothing to do with cell phone signals :P

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John Smith said:

The bees disappearing has nothing to do with cell phone signals :P

That's what I said?

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im inclined to agree with most of what georgef said, and agree completely with quasar. i tend to not believe the media at all. by the way, what is the media trying to prove by completely marring palin's image? sure, she isn't all that bright, but damn, what are they trying to prove?

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