Quoting Amy Goodman: "But for the media to name their coverage what the Pentagon calls it; everyday seeing "Operation Iraqi Freedom," you have to ask: "If this were state [controlled] media, how would it be any different?"
If the issue is the biased source, then we need to deal with that policy-wise for all sources; judging and rating them in terms of bias, accross all articles. Being pov is not a crime - writing POV is a typical symptom of most writing in need of correction - harrassment, insults, and threats - these are the reasons for a hard ban. Hes not the most unreasonable person in the world; he's representing a particular view. What matters is how he and I and others conduct themselves. Frustration is no excuse.
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--- David Gerard fun@thingy.apana.org.au wrote:
On 07/27/04 19:32, Rebecca wrote:
So, it seems that this Harry Smith guy has once
again gotten himself
blocked. Current events, this time. However, it's also worth noting this guy's record.
He's attempted to
add POV material and subvert consensus that had
taken a long time to
work out on numerous articles. Indeed, before his
previous block, I
believe he'd assaulted not one, not two, but five
disputed Middle
Eastern articles [[UNRWA]] and [[Tali Hatuel]]
being two, causing the
former to be re-protected. He doesn't seem to
discuss edits, just
reverts, or if he does anything, will not give any
ground from his
(usually hardline) position. Thus, if he's getting
blocked, this
shouldn't be much of a surprise - and please don't
judge it purely on
the basis of his latest actions.
The User Formerly Known As OneVoice is on [[Current events]] as a propagandist. He keeps putting in stories from INN (a partisan news source whose reports tend not to faintly resemble mainstream press even when one makes it that far. But don't take my word for it, read http://israelnn.com/
- at least with Slashdot it's just kept out as
having a ridiculously small ambit). I suggest it's nothing like news unless it hits the mainstream press, or what passes for mainstream in specialist areas. Middle-east politics is part of the ambit of the mainstream press, so if it's on INN and nowhere else then it's deeply suspect.
(I have also been accused of bias for cutting completely crappy stories slanted against Israel, so I must therefore, by the comments on my actions, be an anti-Semitic Jew.)
[[Current events]] has some sort of vague criteria of newsworthiness. While not *everything* will be caught by the mainstream newsfeeds, nor are they certain indicators of worthiness, they do make a handy rough guide. The INN feed really doesn't cut the mustard.
- d.
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