Discussion about this post

User's avatar
Mary R's avatar

Great article ! Can we please add the CBC to the list of mainstream media sources that is unreliable. They act of course as the public relations arm of the Liberal Government and Justin,s personal stenographers. Particularly troublesome as tax payers fund them to the tune of 1.3 billion dollars annually. My casual observations are that many independent news sources ( at least the ones I follow ) have seen dramatic increases in viewership / subscribers . Yes they are subject to censorship but many of the lead folks have found clever ways to manage this . At the same time a number of mainstream sources have experienced more than small drops in viewership. I think there is a growing ( albeit slow ) realization that mainstream news is agenda driven and untrustworthy.

Expand full comment
Darius's avatar

I lived in the USSR when it was on the last legs. I witnessed its fall. Soon after, back in Lithuania, I witnessed the birth of an independent media. They were brave journalists that went after corrupt politicians, police and organised crime. There were murders of journalists, bombs planted in the offices of newspapers. The new, independent media withstood the pressure. And then corporations moved in, bought the independent media and slowly but surly there was no independent media left.

The greed, corruption and apathy are universal. Sooner or later these sins take over. My fear is that alt media will sell out and will sing songs of their masters.

Expand full comment
39 more comments...

No posts