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Earth_First Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-11 09:00 AM
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Poll question: What source of information are you more apt to trust?
Edited on Wed Nov-30-11 09:03 AM by Earth_First
In regards to information on the Occupy raids and arrests, whose information are you more likely to trust?
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-11 09:02 AM
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1. Wow! someone actually trusts the power structure sources.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-11 09:09 AM
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2. Other: Random Blog Articles Posted on DU
Edited on Wed Nov-30-11 09:55 AM by MineralMan
That's the real source of news for me...:sarcasm:

Seriously, there's no single source for news, and news is news, not commentary. I tend to check any important story out in multiple sources, and not just sources that quote the same article, as is so common on web-based sources. Commentary is something completely different. Until I know the reliability of a particular source of commentary, I treat it as random yammering. Only when a commentator demonstrates a thorough knowledge of a specific area and consistent reliability do I give credence to his or her writings.

There's so much garbage out there that attempts to pass as news that it takes work to figure out what's correct and what's not.
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HappyMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-11 10:20 AM
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3. +1
More and more commentary is being passed off as news.
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JackRiddler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-11 10:26 AM
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4. Other: Encrusted prejudices immune to any information and unable to judge sources.
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Lucinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-11 10:42 AM
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5. My own research
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