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I started to notice some thing weird while using Reddit, every link post from Condé Nast owned news outlet was getting a high amount of upvotes and awards while other publications had a very normal rate of awards( usually zero, with the exception of the sponsored ones) and upvotes.

That when I started to investigate this matter till I found out about this.

They are boosting their publications on Reddit on the major subreddits. They are trying to give their publications a advantage over all the other news outlets.

They have the ability to kill the other news outlets if they keep doing that. Avoid them as if your freedom is dependent on it.

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[-] [email protected] 63 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

While I sort of agree. I’m just gonna say, you ain’t gonna find anything mainstream western media that doesn’t have major ties to unethical corpos unless you basically force yourself to only use AP and the Guardian (and even then, pretty sure they still have dodgy ties, just it’s not as visible since no direct “ownership”.)

[-] [email protected] 32 points 6 days ago

Propublica is an excellent nonprofit investigative journalism organization. They have a strong track record of holding powerful companies accountable and achieving real world results/consequences. They often partner with local news organizations to help give them good content and there's never a paywall either.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

Yes propublica is amazing. But I wouldn’t necessarily call them mainstream. They are mainstream amongst journalists, nerds, and leftists. But not really apart from that.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Right, I try to spread the word :)

[-] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago

I'm a big NPR/PBS guy, independent media is always worthwhile.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

But that has direct ties to the US government. (And as we’ve seen under Trump), those ties can be abused.

So I agree they are good services. But IMO they still have dodgy ties.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

What time is the government does npr/pbs have? Please tell me your talking about something other than the grant money they receive

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

no ethical consumption under capitalism...

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

404media.co is pretty (really) good.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

You could just avoid corporate media. There's loads of great independent journalism in the West.

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[-] [email protected] 31 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Sadge, Ars Technica 😢

[-] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

I don't know if it applies to this or not, but Reddit top posts absolutely love Newsweek, which is a garbage clickbait, pump and dump articles as fast as possible, and now seeing this, it wouldn't surprise me if there's something going on.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Actually, most of those articles are posted by newsweek's official reddit account.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Not really, I've already blocked the newsweek reddit account and there's plenty of other accounts posting newsweek all the time, it's very sus.

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

If I had a time machine, I would try to find a way to stop Reagan rather than Hitler.

I think other time travelers will cover Hitler, so I think we should diversify our efforts in stopping other evil bastards around the world.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

What if Hitler turned out the way he did because he was traumatized by all the time travelers who tried to kill him when he was a little boy?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Call me crazy, but I think some of the biggest fucking bastards in human history simply needed someone to listen to them and help them learn how to self-regulate their emotions as children.

They're all so consistently bitter and unhappy narcissists, and they drive away their loved ones because they have no idea how to listen and introspect. They also always try to lure others in with money because that's what the only things they personally care about.

When someone criticizes my behavior, I legitimate think about it and I ask them what I could do differently that would make them happier to be around me, and I take that shit seriously even if it hurts to hear.

Sometimes it's completely bogus, but if it matters to them, it matters to me, and that's all that matters.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Fundamentally I think anger, hate and evil deeds are driven by fear and past wounds. But saying such things on social media can get you accused of condoning evil, "giving nazis a pass," or whatever. People aren't willing to think about what you're saying until they decide if you're wearing a white hat not a black hat.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

I mean, I have zero fucking empathy for Trump or Elon because they are fucking nazis and there needs to be extremely severe punitive measures taken against them because that is the only consequence wealthy narcissists understand.

I understand why they are that way, it does not mean they just get a pass for it.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Wired is great

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Good luck finding media now owned by some evil corporation or state.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

404media is pretty solid, for what it's worth.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Agreed. 404Media has been extremely good at covering anything from random niche communities to major data leaks. The only thing stopping me from becoming a paying member of their work is the (in my opinion, high) $100/yr price tag.

I'd also recommend following independent journalists like Ken Klippenstein. He does good work, and frequently releases documents that the rest of the media refuses to publish more than snippets of.

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