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The website called Reddit has a thing called an IAMA, or just plain AMA. It stands for "I am a[n]..." or "Ask Me Anything."
Lots of people have done it. Celebs, political figures, writers, etc. Recently, Tim Pool, a founding member of VICE news did one, and here are some highlights.
Question: Have you ever had word come down to report with a bias or to omit facts in order to push an agenda? Had an article edited or denied due to the information not swaying a certain way? Or have you heard of other who have?
Tim: Yes I have.
Fusion told me and many other staff to "side with the audience." Which they clarified as young people being liberal or left leaning so that's the angle we take regardless of the facts. It was not a fun time.
Most companies don't force journalists to be biased they just hire biased journalists in the first place.
Question: How do you feel about comedy/satire being a huge part of modern journalism? My theory is that you can't fake a laugh because you need honesty in some form for comedy.
Tim: Ehhhh I dont like it. John Oliver has done some good content but also some really bad and misleading content. They try to get away with misleading people by saying "Im not a journalist"
Yea great... thanks for making the world [worse].
People actually believe that Sarah Palin said "I can see Russia from my house"
I get it, comedy is great and we joke about politics. It is what it is.
Question: Is it frustrating having to argue with colleagues and members of your profession that being dogmatic ideologues is antithetical to journalism itself?
Tim: yes. Sometimes I hate journalists but then I realize its just people doing people stuff.
Question: Why has VICE turned into a white man-hating [removed cursing]rag in the last few years?
Tim: I cant speak for VICE but have you read any new media site? Its all the same hard left politics.
Question: I don't know much about you and haven't seen much Vice news, but this seems like a good place to ask, what is happening in the world of journalism? I mean specifically speaking, could you shed some light on what your world is dealing with right now and how your able to maintain this daily life?
Tim: There is no money. Companies are struggling and firing left and right. The companies that are doing well learned that hyperpartisan content shares better than real news
Question: Hey, thanks for answering my question. And in all fairness, the right-wing counterparts to VICE, Vox, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, etc. aren't much better in regards to actual journalism content. I'm more concerned with the growing trend of identity politics and the rise of the alt-right and ctrl-left as they begin to dominate political discourse. I guess what I really want to ask is if you saw VICE's transition from the kind of edgy underground new media site it started out as and moved more and more into the hard-left camp over time. If so, how did that process come about? Was it mostly a management decision to push the new narrative or did it happen organically?
Tim: I dont think so.
I think if it did move left its because people in general did. Its a downward spiral that everyone is trapped in.
Media reports hyper partisan nonsense to make money resulting in people becoming more and more partisan and then desiring even MORE extreme content.
Here's a link to breitbart discussing this.
Journalist Tim Pool: Fusion Told Me to Side with Young Liberals 'Regardless of the Facts' - Breitbart
I can't link directly to the AMA since it has cursing in it, but I'm sure if you can guys can figure it out.
Lots of people have done it. Celebs, political figures, writers, etc. Recently, Tim Pool, a founding member of VICE news did one, and here are some highlights.
Question: Have you ever had word come down to report with a bias or to omit facts in order to push an agenda? Had an article edited or denied due to the information not swaying a certain way? Or have you heard of other who have?
Tim: Yes I have.
Fusion told me and many other staff to "side with the audience." Which they clarified as young people being liberal or left leaning so that's the angle we take regardless of the facts. It was not a fun time.
Most companies don't force journalists to be biased they just hire biased journalists in the first place.
Question: How do you feel about comedy/satire being a huge part of modern journalism? My theory is that you can't fake a laugh because you need honesty in some form for comedy.
Tim: Ehhhh I dont like it. John Oliver has done some good content but also some really bad and misleading content. They try to get away with misleading people by saying "Im not a journalist"
Yea great... thanks for making the world [worse].
People actually believe that Sarah Palin said "I can see Russia from my house"
I get it, comedy is great and we joke about politics. It is what it is.
Question: Is it frustrating having to argue with colleagues and members of your profession that being dogmatic ideologues is antithetical to journalism itself?
Tim: yes. Sometimes I hate journalists but then I realize its just people doing people stuff.
Question: Why has VICE turned into a white man-hating [removed cursing]rag in the last few years?
Tim: I cant speak for VICE but have you read any new media site? Its all the same hard left politics.
Question: I don't know much about you and haven't seen much Vice news, but this seems like a good place to ask, what is happening in the world of journalism? I mean specifically speaking, could you shed some light on what your world is dealing with right now and how your able to maintain this daily life?
Tim: There is no money. Companies are struggling and firing left and right. The companies that are doing well learned that hyperpartisan content shares better than real news
Question: Hey, thanks for answering my question. And in all fairness, the right-wing counterparts to VICE, Vox, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, etc. aren't much better in regards to actual journalism content. I'm more concerned with the growing trend of identity politics and the rise of the alt-right and ctrl-left as they begin to dominate political discourse. I guess what I really want to ask is if you saw VICE's transition from the kind of edgy underground new media site it started out as and moved more and more into the hard-left camp over time. If so, how did that process come about? Was it mostly a management decision to push the new narrative or did it happen organically?
Tim: I dont think so.
I think if it did move left its because people in general did. Its a downward spiral that everyone is trapped in.
Media reports hyper partisan nonsense to make money resulting in people becoming more and more partisan and then desiring even MORE extreme content.
Here's a link to breitbart discussing this.
Journalist Tim Pool: Fusion Told Me to Side with Young Liberals 'Regardless of the Facts' - Breitbart
I can't link directly to the AMA since it has cursing in it, but I'm sure if you can guys can figure it out.
