<story><title>Mark Zuckerberg Is in Denial</title><url>http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/opinion/mark-zuckerberg-is-in-denial.html?ref=opinion&amp;_r=0</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>dariusm5</author><text>Considering that American&amp;#x27;s trust in mainstream media is an all time low [1], I&amp;#x27;m sure there is a big demand for alternative news.  I&amp;#x27;m not surprised people are looking for content that fits their narrative and end up reading fake articles.&lt;p&gt;As someone observing from Mexico, I noticed almost all of the mainstream US media became an echo chamber for pro-Clinton content.  I only realized this after after seeing how Sanders was sabotaged and the media collectively tried to bury it.  Here in Mexico it&amp;#x27;s a similar situation with a few big media outlets protecting the corrupt status quo.&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.gallup.com&amp;#x2F;poll&amp;#x2F;185927&amp;#x2F;americans-trust-media-remains-historical-low.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.gallup.com&amp;#x2F;poll&amp;#x2F;185927&amp;#x2F;americans-trust-media-rema...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>rdtsc</author><text>&amp;gt; I noticed almost all of the mainstream US media became an echo chamber for pro-Clinton content.&lt;p&gt;I like media in general and thinking how it is used to control and manipulate people. Especially the idea of the illusion of freedom. I&amp;#x27;ve always recommended Manufacturing Consent by Herman and Chomsky.&lt;p&gt;That analyzes how corporatist media is used to manipulate and control public opinion, and I think at not time has it been truer than in the last election cycle. CNN&amp;#x27;s Cuomo &amp;quot;these documents are illegal to look at, let us interpret them for you&amp;quot; is such a wonderful example of it. I love it. (sorry everyone, I&amp;#x27;ve mentioned that multiple times).&lt;p&gt;There is a new twist here and that is social media. I wonder what they&amp;#x27;d have to say about that.</text></comment>
<story><title>Mark Zuckerberg Is in Denial</title><url>http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/opinion/mark-zuckerberg-is-in-denial.html?ref=opinion&amp;_r=0</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>dariusm5</author><text>Considering that American&amp;#x27;s trust in mainstream media is an all time low [1], I&amp;#x27;m sure there is a big demand for alternative news.  I&amp;#x27;m not surprised people are looking for content that fits their narrative and end up reading fake articles.&lt;p&gt;As someone observing from Mexico, I noticed almost all of the mainstream US media became an echo chamber for pro-Clinton content.  I only realized this after after seeing how Sanders was sabotaged and the media collectively tried to bury it.  Here in Mexico it&amp;#x27;s a similar situation with a few big media outlets protecting the corrupt status quo.&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.gallup.com&amp;#x2F;poll&amp;#x2F;185927&amp;#x2F;americans-trust-media-remains-historical-low.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.gallup.com&amp;#x2F;poll&amp;#x2F;185927&amp;#x2F;americans-trust-media-rema...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>pweissbrod</author><text>What defines a &amp;#x27;mainstream&amp;#x27; media outlet anyways?&lt;p&gt;There were a handful of news outlets thoroughly reporting issues between DNC and Bernie Sanders such as Huffington Post and al-jazeera.&lt;p&gt;I suppose these are not &amp;#x27;mainstream&amp;#x27;? Perhaps mainstream media is defined by having a dedicated TV channel, or at least primetime TV show? Isnt it almost customary for such outlets to prioritize ratings over comprehensive coverage?</text></comment>