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2016 Postmortem

bullimiami

(13,076 posts)

25. Anyone is welcome to opine ad nauseum. My proposal is simple.

Reply to boomer55 (Reply #21)

Sat Oct 1, 2016, 10:32 AM

Oct 2016

News shows would have to be declared and registered as "News".
News broadcasts would have a name, label, bug, whatever, that informs viewers that this is "News".

"News" would be subject to a reality doctrine with penalties imposed for violation.

Early violation penalties could be as simple as the broadcast having to inform viewers that it has been caught violating the rules, and broadcast corrections in the same vein they broadcast the original. No 5 sec at midnight, oops.
Ill call that probation.
More serious or continued violations and that show would lose its "News" label.

Nothing else has to change. Noone has to pay any fines. The public would know if it says "News" it is required to be factual.

This still leaves plenty of leeway for interpretation but if they want to say black is white, white is black, 3 is 15.
BAM. You no longer have a "News" label.

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What the hell is this? "All News Networks Have Refused To Fact Check Trump Live During The Debate" [View all] ailsagirl Sep 2016 OP

As recommended by phallon Sep 2016 #1

Except Bloomberg hertopos Sep 2016 #2

we need serious media reform. "news" is facts. period. bullimiami Sep 2016 #3

Amen! musicblind Sep 2016 #17

nah we lost that fight a long time ago with Faux news and their lawsuit. :( boomer55 Sep 2016 #21

Anyone is welcome to opine ad nauseum. My proposal is simple. bullimiami Oct 2016 #25

Directv - channel 353 Bloomberg will fact check asiliveandbreathe Sep 2016 #4

Thank you-- the implication is "facts are irrelevant" ailsagirl Sep 2016 #6

We have no news services. We have Infotainment Media Conglomerates Agnosticsherbet Sep 2016 #5

HRC will just have to do her own fact checking. vlyons Sep 2016 #7

And a diplomat - key - asiliveandbreathe Sep 2016 #11

"Live" isn't as important as afterward, so no big deal imo. greyl Sep 2016 #8

True ailsagirl Sep 2016 #9

But the "Fact Checking" of this debate has become such a huge story, greyl Sep 2016 #22

Disagree. Most people don't watch the follow up. They turn the TV off after the debate. Drunken Irishman Sep 2016 #10

I will watch the follow up... chillfactor Sep 2016 #13

I agree. But you're also a political junkie. Drunken Irishman Sep 2016 #23

Do you think people should depend on 1 source for fact checking? (bloomberg?!?) greyl Sep 2016 #14

But most people don't watch the whole thing, let alone afterward, so this is good. bettyellen Sep 2016 #20

Hillary should point out the first blatant lie, tavernier Sep 2016 #12

Now that might get them to intervene live! BSdetect Sep 2016 #16

That would be epic. n/t musicblind Sep 2016 #19

what did you expect? this is a M$M held "debate", wouldn't want lil Donnie to go home crying. Bill USA Sep 2016 #15

Just record all of Trumps statements and then add a LIE-O-METER. JoePhilly Sep 2016 #18

A short delayed feed to fact check. A fact check ticker at the bottom of the screen. sarcasmo Sep 2016 #24

Trump lies are so obvious as its 90% of what he says... beachbumbob Oct 2016 #26

They will have plenty to do afterwards Mz Pip Oct 2016 #27

Hillary's got this! agingdem Oct 2016 #28