On the other hand, Murdoch media is well-known for political advocacy disguised as unbiased information, a boycott is a worthy thing to advocate, and 7stark7 said "please don't" rather than "you are prohibited from".
The Guardian and the New York Times are also well known for political advocacy disguised as unbiased information, just towards the left rather than the right.
Because I live in WA, I used to read The Australian to get Australia-wide news and decent political analysis. I don't bother any more, it is absolute rubbish now and has been for a few years.
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Please don't link to Murdoch tabloids.
A better story from earlier today: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6752274
Every government engages in espionage, including Indonesia. Very few details are known about this particular case.
Snowden is the point of interest here.
So we have an approved list of places we can link to now? A Murdoch-owned link is as valid as any other.
On the other hand, Murdoch media is well-known for political advocacy disguised as unbiased information, a boycott is a worthy thing to advocate, and 7stark7 said "please don't" rather than "you are prohibited from".
The Guardian and the New York Times are also well known for political advocacy disguised as unbiased information, just towards the left rather than the right.
Sorry, I'll phrase it a bit more straightforwardly: if it came from Murdoch, it's much more likely to be a lie.
Because I live in WA, I used to read The Australian to get Australia-wide news and decent political analysis. I don't bother any more, it is absolute rubbish now and has been for a few years.
Or how about "I only believe left-wing news sources"? That would be more honest.
And just because you agree with a news source's bias, that doesn't make it true.