True enough, but where I agree with Techno is on the importance of what is ignored and/or minimized. That is why I read and consider articles on naked capitalism and other blogs as well as Counterpunch and Global Research and why I am not put off by questionable tone. After all, I am reading mainstream press not so much for their take on news but for what can be gleaned from the coverage despite the spin and considering what they will never cover. Alternative media may have greater frequency of poor sourcing but the biggest problem, to me is misrepresentation of facts, framing and improper contextualization and, especially, deference to received opinion from the powerful. The latter has particularly driven me crazy during the Ukraine episode to an extent I have not felt since the run-up to the invasion of Iraq.

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