otter@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Again, an important topic but not a great source
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grayzone
There are other groups doing pretty good coverage which might offer better and more reliable insight into what’s going on. AJ usually has pretty good coverage, and BBC/Guardian have content from the ground as well
jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.org 1 year ago
Wikipedia is not a great source for people outside of the mainstream, many have pointed out the bias written about them in Wikipedia.
Wikipedia is a good source for general knowledge, but I am skeptical when I read about people in indepenent media.
Especially journalists that have gained respect and accomplishments in their professional jouney.
Grayzone and similar was formed due to the anti-MSM jouralism that they post, MSM does not hire due to view points are outside the status quo, with evidence and thorough fact checks on their end.
otter@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
That is an issue, but the point with Wikipedia is to get a summary and then use the citations and references to check up on what was written.
While it’s possible they bring up good points in this video (I didn’t watch it), it’s very likely that some of these other “MSM” outlets are making those same points. Especially because there isn’t one monolithic “MSM”, and if you get out there you’ll find a lot of outlets reporting on things that a few biased outlets may not be.
jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.org 1 year ago
Max Blumenthal and Aaron Maté woked for MSM, he is no better/worse than what we see in news articles and on television/social media.