Too funny, John.
Meanwhile, at CNN..
Posted on 01/13/2018 11:36:01 AM PST by John Semmens
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) named Donald Trump the "top global press oppressor." The award was considered an upset win. Regimes like China where journalists are jailed for criticizing the government, Turkey, which has surpassed China as the world's biggest jailer of journalists, and Russia where reporters frequently are murdered are expected to lodge protests.
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan complained "we have worked very hard to be the best oppressors. We have more reporters in prison than any other country. I could understand being edged out by Russia or China with their lengthy pedigrees for dealing with nettlesome journalists, but the United States? The biggest accomplishment I'm aware of was Obama's spying on journalists. That's NOTHING! The Committee is showing unfair favoritism."
CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon defended the organization's selection of Trump, arguing that "no other tyrant has done more to undermine our credibility. In fact, it could be argued that jailing or killing a reporter martyrs him and enhances the media's credibility. But Trump's tagging us with the 'fake news' label has caused more damage than any other regime has ever achieved."
A recent study from the Pew Research Center seems to bear out Simon's contention. According to the study the US ranks first in the perception of media bias. Only 21% of Trump supporters think the media treats political issues fairly. Fifty-five percent of Trump opponents see the media as fairly dealing with political issues. The 34% spread is the largest in the world.
Meanwhile, Project Veritas' covert recording of several Twitter's employees revealed them boasting about "using shadow banning to censor conservatives, pro-Trumpers and others who tweet about God, guns, and America." Shadow banning conceals a customer's tweets from other users. The banned user is never notified and is unaware that his posts are being sidetracked to a dead end. Twitter Trust and Safety Policy Manager Olinda Hassan explained "we're using our control of the medium to neutralize the enemies of social progress."
Twitter's suppression of conservatives complements Google's partisan "fact checking." Media outlets that lean right are tagged with a "reviewed claims" sidebar listing left-wing objections to the site's content disguised as "fact checking." Media outlets that lean left like Vox, Slate, The Huffington Post, Daily Kos, Salon, and Mother Jones have no "fact checking" sidebars. Google gives The New York Times and The Washington Post sidebars showcasing the awards they have been given over the years. Google spokesman Sacca Kathair defended the bias, calling it "our company's contribution in the battle to ensure that incorrect thinking is clearly labeled and that correct thinking is appropriately acknowledged."
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/232889-2018-01-13-semi-news-semi-satire-january-14-2018-edition.htm
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Too funny, John.
Meanwhile, at CNN..
I’m Shocked ,,, Shocked I tell you . Trump the #1 enemy of the press ,,, I just can’t believe it .
Must be fake news .
Damn! That quote is satire. I wanted it to be (real) news. I also wanted for it to be true.
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