what is the true purpose of mainstream media?

Rational Male

So just after having looked at the website journal.ie, I had a quick look at the articles and can pick out agendas in most of them. Most of the stuff isn't actually real news, it seems we should rename it as 'vested interested news'..ok, the journal and independent is tabloid but if one was to actually take seriously the 'journalism' on these sites, and shape they're lives accordingly, then its dangerous.

I think the power of media is very underestimated, people go through their lives believing the false reality that a multibillionaire gives them. Quite scary when you think of it.

Dravokivich

Journal.ie is mainstream?

Spunge

thats pretty rational, man.

gramar

The use 'news' as a decoy to sell advertising and that's where they make their money.

The Backwards Man

There's no such thing as an unbiased news source.

endacl

It gives the unimaginative something to stare at until bedtime.

darkpagandeath

To put forward the saucer people and the illuminati agendas across also in with the lizard people and the reverse vampires.

jimgoose

Oldthinkers unbellyfeel Duckspeak.

ScumLord

Money. That's the agenda.


If you've found some agendas it's purely a coincidence. If the public opinion swayed away from that agenda the paper would print the exact opposite to make money that way.

ancapailldorcha

Promoting the agenda of the owners and shareholders.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Keep people angry and/or scared and give them the illusion that they have freedom and control of their lives.

I always think this speech from V for Vandetta is a little closer to the mark than people think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flBpsyFbEOs

Yggr of Asgard

You seriously think thejournal.ie is a mainstream media element?

It's a platform for relentless discussions by the "public" triggered by either rewritten press releases of companies/parties or the occasional rewrite of real news from other websites combined by massive ads at all possible pages.

To call the writers journalists is a stretch, most of them can't even write basic articles, never mind fact checking or drawing an independent opinion, it's driven by advertising and page clicks, nothing else.

jamesbere

endacl wrote: »

It gives the unimaginative something to stare at until bedtime.

I taught that's what AH does

The Backwards Man

ScumLord wrote: »

Money. That's the agenda.


If you've found some agendas it's purely a coincidence. If the public opinion swayed away from that agenda the paper would print the exact opposite to make money that way.

It's not always the agenda, but it's a better agenda than others.

RobertKK

To promote group sex and communism, with everyone being equal in group sex. Plus rugby.

If it isn't politics/current affairs, it is probably something that goes back to sex...

There was one time they managed to combine the sex and rugby in a story but the people involved were not allowed to be mentioned.

Chips Lovell

ScumLord wrote: »

Money. That's the agenda.

Correct. You make your money from providing people with information they're interested in or telling people what they want to hear. In many cases, it's a little from column A and a little from column B.

Harry Palmr

Media exists to sell you a product or service. That's why the BBC is so rare and precious.

Rational Male

Yggr of Asgard wrote: »

You seriously think thejournal.ie is a mainstream media element?

It's a platform for relentless discussions by the "public" triggered by either rewritten press releases of companies/parties or the occasional rewrite of real news from other websites combined by massive ads at all possible pages.

To call the writers journalists is a stretch, most of them can't even write basic articles, never mind fact checking or drawing an independent opinion, it's driven by advertising and page clicks, nothing else.

Of course its mainstream, for any person with an even slightly worldly view or intellect can see there are agendas to keep us in a state of outrage and fear.

The <snip>ahem</snip> case was pushed in everyone's face for weeks, now the eamon lillis thing, why do people need to be aware of these isolated cases. Because they are high profile?

Rational Male

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Media exists to sell you a product or service. That's why the BBC is so rare and precious.

True, especially the paedo ring if its to be believed.

strobe

Ad sales.

And it's not their fault, it's yours and mine and everyone else's.

If journalistic integrity sold, it'd be sold. It doesn't. What sells is outrage and fear leveled off by telling people what they want to hear.

The market (i.e us) has spoken. And what we have said is, "scare me, then outrage me, and then make me feel better by telling me it's the fault of those people I think everything bad is the fault of".

That's what sells. And what sells is what's sold.

Harry Palmr

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Media exists to sell you a product or service. That's why the BBC is so rare and precious.

Rational Male wrote: »

True, especially the paedo ring if its to be believed.

Zebra3

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Media exists to sell you a product or service. That's why the BBC is so rare and precious.

The BBC is appalling.

Covering up peados in it's own ranks and being little more than a mouthpiece for the British establishment.

ScumLord

Rational Male wrote: »

Of course its mainstream, for any person with an even slightly worldly view or intellect can see there are agendas to keep us in a state of outrage and fear.

I don't think there is a clear agenda to keep the general public in a state of fear. The newspapers are supplying demand. The general public tell the newspapers what they want by giving the more sensationalist ones money. Then every other paper follows suit.

The general public have become a aimless rampaging bull, the papers are feeding the fire but the public are demanding this type of journalism.

If a paper starts saying things that you think are only intended to wind up the public stop giving them money.

How you spend your money is probably going to have a bigger effect on the world than how you cast your vote.

Rational Male

ScumLord wrote: »

I don't think there is a clear agenda to keep the general public in a state of fear. The newspapers are supplying demand. The general public tell the newspapers what they want by giving the more sensationalist ones money. Then every other paper follows suit.

The general public have become a aimless rampaging bull, the papers are feeding the fire but the public are demanding this type of journalism.

If a paper starts saying things that you think are only intended to wind up the public stop giving them money.

How you spend your money is probably going to have a bigger effect on the world than how you cast your vote.

I live in london, which I enjoy for the most part. Every day on the tube people pick up 'metro' a free publication. Now, the cynic in me says, why would someone give something out for free especially in a place like london where people would sell their mother for a fiver.

super_furry

To give the tinfoil hat wearing loopers something to obsess over.

Rational Male

super_furry wrote: »

To give the tinfoil hat wearing loopers something to obsess over.

Or indeed the sheep who are allergic the thinking for fear it might take them to uncomfortable realities.

ScumLord

Rational Male wrote: »

I live in london, which I enjoy for the most part. Every day on the tube people pick up 'metro' a free publication. Now, the cynic in me says, why would someone give something out for free especially in a place like london where people would sell their mother for a fiver.

It's probably full of ads. Free papers are paid for by advertisers.

super_furry

Anyone see They Live? Great fight scene with Rowdy Roddy!

ceadaoin.

Rational Male wrote: »

I live in london, which I enjoy for the most part. Every day on the tube people pick up 'metro' a free publication. Now, the cynic in me says, why would someone give something out for free especially in a place like london where people would sell their mother for a fiver.

The metro is just yesterday's daily mail recycled but people will stare at anything on the tube just to avoid making eye contact with fellow passengers I assume it is free because they make money from the advertisements in it. Millions of people use public transport in London daily, I'm sure companies pay a premium to access that market.

To make money I though everyone knew that, there is no rational to it....how the media is beginning to cannibalise itself that's interesting.

I watched the leaders debate in the UK and as the presenter was introducing it she said and there will be a live twitte stream, so instead of making up you own mind you could let someone else parse and analyses it then follow the comments on the comments and so on.