• Samsara [he/him,he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I agree with you when you say you dont trust american media to be objective. Even removing sources paid by the american government, I'm still convinced shady stuff is going on.

    There are many first hand accounts of Uighur people who have escaped china and are living in other countries, and these interviews taken by independent journalists.

    For example, Vice had a nice documentary on it. Vice is a leftist media outlet right? Inb4 vice isnt real news

    Like I agree with you, about how america is using Uighurs as an excuse to criticize china, but dont you think something's still going on?

    • Spores [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      Vice is a leftist media outlet right? Inb4 vice isnt real news

      I would treat vice with the same amount of scrutiny as any corporate media entity such as NYT.

      Here is the ownership breakdown of Vice: Shane Smith (20%) The Walt Disney Company (16%) A&E Networks (20%) TPG Capital (44%) Soros Fund Management (10%) James Murdoch (minority stake)

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_Media

      Also of note is that one of Vice's co-founders is gavin mcinnes (the founder of Proud Boys) and Bill Maher is an exec producer.

      Which is not to say it's not real news but rather it's not "leftist" in the sense that it seriously intends to challenge power/capital.