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[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It's been "widely reported"... must be a fact that can be written about

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Is it better than "Word on the Street is"?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

"This bloke down the pub reckons"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

I was actually just giving an example of something less reliable than "word on the street is ", but good to know 🙂

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What exactly is z network? I've never seen it before now

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Founded in 1995, ZNet (also known as ZNet, ZNetwork and Z Communications) is a website with contributors that include Noam Chomsky,[8][9][10] Eduardo Galeano,[8] Boris Kagarlitsky,[8] Edward Said,[8] Chris Spannos[11] and Kevin Zeese.[12][13] John Pilger has described it as one of the best news sources online.[8] Rene Milan of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies called the site a rich source of information about participism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZNetwork

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Weird that you would link the Wikipedia article but not quote the opening paragraph.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

ZNetwork, formerly known as Z Communications, is a left-wing activist-oriented media group founded in 1986 by Michael Albert and Lydia Sargent.[2] It is, in broad terms, ideologically libertarian socialist, anti-capitalist, and heavily influenced by participatory economics, although much of its content is focused on critical commentary of foreign affairs.[citation needed] Its publications include Z Magazine, ZNet, and Z Video.[3] Since early November 2022, they have all been regrouped under the name ZNetwork.

I am a socialist. Why do you assume that makes the information any less credible? Do you think the Wall Street Journal is any less partisan?

Manufacturing Consent Noam Chomsky and the Media (Documentary) https://youtu.be/Li2m3rvsO0I?si=5uWUjsP3VqcnVXqY