Russian Propaganda Machine ‘Russia Today’ is Essentially Their Version of Fox News

[uhnope]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by KoKo (a host of the Progressive Media Resources Group group).

Russian Propaganda Machine ‘Russia Today’ is Essentially Their Version of Fox News - See more at: http://www.forwardprogressives.com/russian-propaganda-machine-russia-today-essentially-version-fox-news/#sthash.rjPSXTvs.dpuf

Good read from a real progressive media source

[brewens]

1. All I know is I like Thom Hartman and The Kaiser Report on there. n/t

[KoKo]

5. Both are Informative and Interesting Websites and Abby Martin and other Americans on that Site

are Well Worth the Watch.

Has anyone addressed why many Progressive DU'ers who are Sickened by MSM (Fox,CNN) are Gravitating to International News Sites because they are seeking "ALTERNATIVE VIEWS?"

Many of us want to hear ALTERNATIVE NEWS....so that we can understand "Other Views." We then HOPE to have DU Discussions about our differing news sources to GET TO ....some SEMBLANCE of TRUTH ...in the Middle where we can Engage Our Minds to Balance!

[NYC_SKP]

2. Your source for this article seems to be trash, maybe even astroturf.

"forward progressives", I'm not so sure.

It doesn't even rise to the definition of a "source": It's just a blog sort of thing.

[KoKo]

3. You've posted this twice....

and while Alan Clifton's personal blog does seem to address Progressive Issues he cares about, his sidetrack comparing RT America to Fox News mentions two reporters without giving the details of their leaving and seems selected as a hit piece for your issue which is trashing RT America reflected in most of your posts here on DU.

Since you posted this twice it would seem your concern is not promoting Alan Clifton's site but to try to claim that a Progressive Blogger is verifying that RT America is comparable in it's reporting on American News to Murdoch's Scandal Rag Media Empire.

I am locking this thread because of the issues with the double post on the same issue, and that your emphasis was not on Progressive Media but focused on an ideological attack on RT America which actually does report on issues that Progressives feel are important.

[NYC_SKP]

4. Agree.

Lock it up, KoKo. It's a personal blog, and the OP seems to want to take it further and mock this group and its support of RT as a legitimate alternative to the MSM.

Mocking alternative sources, comparing them to Fox, this is clearly not what the group is about.

[KoKo]

6. Locking... Statement of Purpose for "PMRG":

Statement of Purpose

A safe place to share and discuss wider ranging news, views and opinion from both internal alternative US news sources and Global sources available through external wireless or ethernet connected alternative delivery systems. Alternative formats might include podcasts, streams, and other emerging formats that carry Left/Progressive Voices reporting about Current Topics in USA/Politics/Global Financial, Food and Water Resources, Climate Change News, etc.