• Veraticus@lib.lgbt
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    1 year ago

    I know it’s tough to believe, but government-funded things aren’t necessarily bad. To discover if they’re bad you have to do more research than seeing who funds them!

    It’s shocking I know.

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      1 year ago

      Have you done any research on VoA?

      • Veraticus@lib.lgbt
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        1 year ago

        Yes; have you? If you have you’d know they have a reputation basically everywhere for journalistic integrity, high objectivity, and high factuality.

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          You’re making this up. It’s known around the world for being US propaganda. Next you’ll be saying Stars and Stripes is highly objective.

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            I’m literally the only one who hasn’t made shit up this thread because I’ve linked sources. Want some more?

            Columbia Journalism Review writes in a rather incisive examination of its position as state-run media:

            VOA earned credibility around the world on the basis of its honest journalism, even when its stories conflicted with US policy. “Some might argue that as a government-funded network, the voa should always be expected to portray US policies as righteous and successful,” wrote former VOA Director Sanford Ungar in Foreign Affairs in 2005. “But experience demonstrates that the VOA is most appreciated and effective when it functions as a model US-style news organization that presents a balanced view of domestic and international events, setting an example for how independent journalism can strengthen democracy.”

            From the Dallas News:

            As anyone who’s ever lived, worked or served overseas will tell you, the Voice of America (VOA) is an invaluable and highly respected source of news and reliable information in a world too often flooded with misinformation and propaganda.

            Here’s some other bias checking websites.

            So certainly you have some sources for your claim that it’s US propaganda, right? It’s based on more than just the name and you continually asserting it?