You accuse me of being part of the problem, yet here you are dismissing my point as "spreading false crap". That's rich.

Assuming that you're being genuine, let's take a look at a recent example of what I'm talking about: Remember the absolute circus created by the media misrepresenting the MAGA hat kid? If they'd just done their due diligence and given the whole story instead of rushing out the misleading stories that left out key details, such as what led to the incident in the first place, and put the pictures and videos in their proper context, the mob that immediately formed to judge, condemn, and send death threats to the poor kid could have been avoided entirely. In fact, with the additional details that came out after the initial outrage had already formed, it doesn't even look like a story worth reporting in the first place. I don't even like Trump, and strongly disagree with his supporters on a lot of issues, but that doesn't mean that we should look the other way and excuse the media when someone is being smeared without justification.

You're correct that the news has always had an element of sensationalism, but you'd have to be blind to not notice that it is in fact getting worse, especially when you stop to consider the fact that most people don't have the time or the inclination to seek out multiple sources for the same stories in order to fill in the details that are clearly being left out intentionally. There is a reason why journalists are supposed to be taught something about journalistic ethics -- it's what separates actual journalism from mere gossip and propaganda.

Stop excusing this bullshit.

Great points. I'd like to add one more -- which should be obvious to everyone, but for what ever reason isn't, -- which is that an article can be entirely truthful, but give a distorted version of reality because a detail here or there was omitted. By doing this, the writer can spin a story into a completely false narrative without once resorting to actual lies or fabrications. I've been seeing this happening with increasing frequency, even in generally trusted publications that are regarded as being unbiased or neutral. I first noticed it in political content, but it's been creeping into everything from articles about climate change to celebrity gossip. It's getting out of hand and making it difficult to tell what's really going on.

Take a look at their recent AMA on Reddit, and pay careful attention to the comments that criticize the narrative being pushed by ICIJ and other Western news organizations. https://www.reddit.com/r/world... Don't take their word for it, and don't take mine either. Please do your own research regarding the criticisms, but prepare to be surprised at what you find out, because it calls into question whether anything being printed by these organizations, which are owned by a handful of people, is actually true at all.

Religion actually doesn't have anything to do with this situation. Just look at the Hui. They're Muslims living in China, and they aren't facing any of this sort of persecution. What the Western "free press" isn't telling you is that this is actually about stopping the terrorist groups that happen to be predominantly Uighers, and mostly operate in Xinjiang. This is a prime example of why ethical journalism is so important, and this should be a wake up call to anybody who blindly believes what's being printed in the news. Just because we have Freedom of the Press doesn't mean that they aren't capable of lying and manipulating. Usually it's about generating ad revenue, but these stories about "evil China" have the looks of pure propaganda. Don't Trust, Always Verify.