Drunken Irishman
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Sat Apr-16-11 11:21 AM
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| I used to like the RT Facebook page... |
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Edited on Sat Apr-16-11 11:34 AM by Drunken Irishman
You know, the Russian Today Facebook page because I thought it would give me some unfiltered, decent news of world events.
But I've found that page is nothing but a breeding ground for extremist assholes who believe HAARP (High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program) caused the Japan earthquake, Obama was born in Kenya and his open-mic incident recently proves he's a puppet (?)...
:wtf:
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| pinto
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Sat Apr-16-11 12:03 PM
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| 1. yeah. Much of what they publish is more akin to tabloid "journalism" |
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than main stream news. :hi:
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| Township75
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Mon Apr-18-11 10:23 AM
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| 2. How can anyone respect a "news" organization that spends half its time |
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posting videos on DU? Go check out the Video section here...it' s filled with RT videos. Don't these people have other things to do like research news?
When I first found RT I was really interested in it, but since then I think it is just a Russian outlet to hack all things US. Ironically, the have very little negative, if anything, to say about Russia. I guess their reporters would be killed like most journalists in Russia if they reported something negative about them.
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| Armstead
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Mon Apr-18-11 02:50 PM
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| 3. It's a mix of great and schlock |
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They are obe of the few pkaceson US television where you can actually hear intelligent analysis and information from progressives -- including many who are very credible and respectable.
But it is also mixed in with some old style Radio Moscow-like junk that is more along the lines of Soviet propaganda and overvthe top America bashing.
Which means one can find some valuable things on it --but it also requires a highly attuned BS detector.
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| Drunken Irishman
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Mon Apr-18-11 03:04 PM
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Edited on Mon Apr-18-11 03:45 PM by Drunken Irishman
I was in the same boat. Here I thought it was a news source that was very similar to Al Jazeera, but with a Western tilt.
Nope...
It's sensationalism at its best. The FOX News of Russia, I'm afraid.
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Wed Apr-20-11 07:28 AM
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| 8. I did want to ask why almost all of their radio/TV talent |
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have British or American accents -- Is RT benefitting from all those job cuts at the BBC, Reuters, Associated Press, etc.?
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| Keith Bee
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Mon Apr-18-11 03:22 PM
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"America bad, Putin perfect." No thanks.
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Mon Apr-18-11 04:27 PM
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Mon Apr-18-11 04:29 PM
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| 7. RT "broadcast" news really sucks too... |
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Everything is anti-American. I'm not surprised to hear.
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