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Fozzledick

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4. Russian government backed propaganda.

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Tue Nov 20, 2012, 01:22 AM

Nov 2012

At first glance it seems a welcome exposure of all the hard truths the corporate media in this country won't touch, but after a while the underlying propaganda agenda starts to show through.

The broadcast channel tries to appear reasonable and objective but their web page is a bit more blatant. Their pro-Iranian slant is particularly noticeable.

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Anybody have an idea what this cable news channel Russia Today is all about? [View all] hrmjustin Nov 2012 OP

the spokespeople all seem to have english accents lol nt msongs Nov 2012 #1

Putin Propaganda. The World According to Pooty Poot. nt MADem Nov 2012 #2

I think Thom Hartman is on RT, not sure I can't get the channel n/t doc03 Nov 2012 #3

Russian government backed propaganda. Fozzledick Nov 2012 #4

Bunch of nutties... Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #5

Russia's version of Voice of America. JVS Nov 2012 #6

leans Left but a lot of Propaganda , it can be entertaining but look to other sources JI7 Nov 2012 #7

Julian Assange had some show on there JI7 Nov 2012 #8

No worse than Faux. Jack Sprat Nov 2012 #9

Thank for your replies. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #10

Better than Fox, CNN, MSNBC, etc. David__77 Nov 2012 #11

Way better than Fox. bluedigger Nov 2012 #12

Talks about the gun violence, prison industrial complex, stuff the American media won't touch. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2012 #13

Fox News of the Left. Behind the Aegis Nov 2012 #14

I would put it this way. It has some great shows like Thom Hartmann. JDPriestly Nov 2012 #15

Lots of Inet Bloggers with conspiracy theories. longship Nov 2012 #16