Oh no... A Daily Mail story...

adolf hamster · 9 Feb 2017 at 20:14

do we have a daily mail link about this ban? I refuse to believe it's true until they've confirmed it......

Tunney · 9 Feb 2017 at 21:42

The Daily Express is going to have to up its game.

Phreaky · 9 Feb 2017 at 22:11

Outside Reuters and AP I don't see any other publication you could realistically call 'unbiased', and you are probably pushing it even with those two.

insideline · 10 Feb 2017 at 02:25

subbytna;30487472 said:
Leftwing Guardian promoting negative info about rightwing Dailymail. Both as bad as each other.

Sorry but that's just absolute nonsense. I don't read or particularly like the Guardian but anyone with an IQ higher than potato can see its journalistic standards are generally speaking far higher than the Daily Mail. That's not to say The Guardian is some beacon of amazing journalism, but it's clearly several steps above gutter press like the Mail.

Go and look at the Guardian websites front page them compare to the Daily Mails...

One has click bait headlines galore along with countless celeb gossip, the other does not.

Blackjack Davy · 10 Feb 2017 at 03:18

joeyjojo;30487576 said:
Really?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT_UK

Formerly Russia Today, Putin's propaganda station founded in 2005. You won't find a more biased channel tbh.

Apart from Fox News, you mean?

Every media outlet is biased in one direction or another.

insideline;30489083 said:
One has click bait headlines galore along with countless celeb gossip, the other does not.

Countless celeb gossip click bait pays the bills, unlike the Guardian which is struggling to do the same.

Tunney · 10 Feb 2017 at 08:47

Blackjack Davy;30489101 said:
Every media outlet is biased in one direction or another.

But some are way more biased than others.

Check out this great story from today's Daily Mail:

(Story doesn't mention that he was the communications officer for the Cambridge University Conservative Association)

Nasher · 10 Feb 2017 at 08:55

Blackjack Davy;30489101 said:
Apart from Fox News, you mean?

Every media outlet is biased in one direction or another.

Countless celeb gossip click bait pays the bills, unlike the Guardian which is struggling to do the same.

Yea but most are biased within their own country's politican system. RT is biased against everyone except Putin's Russia and just don't print news if it's something potentially embarrassing. It's very obvious

Orionaut · 10 Feb 2017 at 09:04

Tunney;30489325 said:
But some are way more biased than others.

Check out this great story from today's Daily Mail:

(Story doesn't mention that he was the communications officer for the Cambridge University Conservative Association)

When I read that story yesterday it did point out that he was a member of the Conservative Association and had been expelled.

Does this post count as "Fake News"?

FutileBreadMachine · 10 Feb 2017 at 16:04

Good, ban this sick filth!

diamount · 10 Feb 2017 at 16:18

[FnG]magnolia;30488174 said:
I enjoy reading the showbiz/entertainment section on the Daily Mail website because they describe every single picture.

"[x] showcased her enviably toned midriff, her chestnut locks flowing loosely, highlighting her almost make-up free complexion."

Why are we being told the very thing we can see in picture form? What is the purpose? I find it fascinating and amusing.

The rest of the paper/website is a dumpster fire of rightwing nonsense though.

I'm sure there are a few blind DM readers!

Cromulent · 10 Feb 2017 at 16:35

Phreaky;30488648 said:
Outside Reuters and AP I don't see any other publication you could realistically call 'unbiased', and you are probably pushing it even with those two.

The first thing that you learn in a history course is that EVERY source is biased. You might not be able to spot it immediately but it will be biased in one way or another. That is why sourcing information from other historians is a dangerous thing to do because then you have the bias of the original source possibly the bias of an intermediary reporting on the original source and then the bias of the historian themselves.

I think history is one of the most important lessons you can take in school because it teaches you that you can't really take anything on face value.

Housey · 10 Feb 2017 at 16:42

One of my new years resolutions was never to click on the DM website again. I really urge other people to do the same, it is a vile, hateful, horse **** riddled rag of a place.

Greebo · 10 Feb 2017 at 17:13

Cromulent;30491122 said:
The first thing that you learn in a history course is that EVERY source is biased. You might not be able to spot it immediately but it will be biased in one way or another. That is why sourcing information from other historians is a dangerous thing to do because then you have the bias of the original source possibly the bias of an intermediary reporting on the original source and then the bias of the historian themselves.

I think history is one of the most important lessons you can take in school because it teaches you that you can't really take anything on face value.

History is always written by the winners. An important fact to remember.

Cromulent · 10 Feb 2017 at 17:19

Greebo;30491269 said:
History is always written by the winners. An important fact to remember.

Very true. So much of what we are taught about WW2 for instance in schools is either wrong or biased beyond belief.

History is and will continue to be one of my favourite subjects though. I collect WW2 DVDs and Blu-rays and it is amazing seeing things from an Axis viewpoint compared to an Allied viewpoint. Makes you think about things differently.

FortuitousFluke · 10 Feb 2017 at 17:25

Cromulent;30491122 said:
The first thing that you learn in a history course is that EVERY source is biased. You might not be able to spot it immediately but it will be biased in one way or another. That is why sourcing information from other historians is a dangerous thing to do because then you have the bias of the original source possibly the bias of an intermediary reporting on the original source and then the bias of the historian themselves.

I think history is one of the most important lessons you can take in school because it teaches you that you can't really take anything on face value.

It's been a while since I did GCSE history but I remember an inordinate amount of time being spent on sourcing and explaining about bias. Probably one of the most important things taught in secondary education, especially these days. I didn't appreciate it at the time though.

ScoTTyBEEE · 10 Feb 2017 at 18:30

Daily Mail is the worlds most read news website. I think they know what they're doing.

Cromulent · 10 Feb 2017 at 18:44

ScoTTyBEEE;30491529 said:
Daily Mail is the worlds most read news website. I think they know what they're doing.

Yeah. Appeal to the ignorant masses.

diamount · 10 Feb 2017 at 19:28

ScoTTyBEEE;30491529 said:
Daily Mail is the worlds most read news website. I think they know what they're doing.

Like Trump, they love the poorly educated.

Greebo · 10 Feb 2017 at 19:32

ScoTTyBEEE;30491529 said:
Daily Mail is the worlds most read news website. I think they know what they're doing.

****, gossip and reinforcing the racist views of their readers. Yep they know what they are doing.

Nate75 · 10 Feb 2017 at 20:02

ScoTTyBEEE;30491529 said:
Daily Mail is the worlds most read news website. I think they know what they're doing.

Wow you learn something every day!

Concerning lol...