Rusty5329
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Mon Aug-17-09 12:20 PM
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Chris Bowers: Misinformation on the Interet vs Television, Netroots Nation Day 3 |
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Mon Aug-17-09 01:48 PM
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1. Very good! If you hear or read something on the internet that just |
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doesn't sound right or even just sounds unfamiliar, you can Google it and get independent sources for yourself. That is completely revolutionizing people's expectations with regard to veracity.
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Mon Aug-17-09 04:35 PM
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2. and if it doesn't have a link... |
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you can either demand one, or just ignore it.
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Mon Aug-17-09 05:04 PM
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3. I think there's a lot more disinformation on the internet- |
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Just much less of it succeeds in its intention- But I guess that's what he meant by what he said.
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Mon Aug-17-09 06:50 PM
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4. A sad commentary on television |
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What he is saying is that on television you have a person... living and breathing.... right there who is not doing their job.
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Mon Aug-17-09 09:24 PM
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5. it also makes sense... |
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that an thousands upon thousands of people are better at pointing out lies than one or two people. The internet puts your words out there for millions upon millions of people to fact check.
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