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Re:Mission Motors didn't close because of Apple by 2bluesc on Thursday October 22, 2015 @04:27PM (#10434821)
> Almost every time I read a piece in the mainstream media about something I understand really well I'm baffled at how badly the press machine we've set up (and inexplicably trust) can butcher it. Then I think about that experience the next time I read about something I don't know much about.

This is how I feel about press, movies, TV, etc.

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Re:Mission Motors didn't close because of Apple by PopeOfNope on Thursday October 22, 2015 @05:29PM (#10435227)
Ditto. I learned the media wasn't a reliable source of information when I was 10. What baffles me is so few people feel this way, even here on hacker news. A large percentage, if not most, of the submitted links on HN come from media outlets.
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Re:Mission Motors didn't close because of Apple by bpodgursky on Thursday October 22, 2015 @05:48PM (#10435337)
It's not really an innate trust in media. It's the lack of anything better (and no, (most) blogs don't count) if you want to stay informed.
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Re:Mission Motors didn't close because of Apple by PopeOfNope on Thursday October 22, 2015 @09:59PM (#10436395)
It's the lack of anything better

That's ridiculous. That's like saying 'I know drinking sea water will kill me, but, being stuck out at sea, there isn't anything else to drink and it's better than nothing.' It's completely false. There are better alternatives and yes, blogs are one of them, but even if there weren't, reading/watching nothing is better than reading/watching the news.

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