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Auncheyesterday at 5:00 PM3 repliesview on HN

It's disappointing that people increasingly expect news to be propaganda for their own side. The news is meant to be a source of information. You don't have to agree with everything an article has to say to get useful information from it. There is no shortage of quasi-revolutionary content on the internet if that's what you seek.


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acessoproibidoyesterday at 5:06 PM

News has always been propaganda for one side, its just sometimes more or less obvious.

Personally I prefer the ones that make it clear where they stand as opposed to subtly influencing you while masquerading as "neutral".

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conceptionyesterday at 9:24 PM

When information is politicized (eg do vaccines work) then being a source of information can been seen as propaganda for your side.

add-sub-mul-divyesterday at 5:33 PM

It's disappointing that people don't know the difference between having a stance and propaganda.

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