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THE JOURNALIST // His eyes light up when he sees you. "Excellent! I'm short for the morning edition—fancy giving a quick interview? People round here are always keen to hear from outsiders. Plus, there's a fee in it for you." The man throws you a few questions & scribbles shorthand into his notepad. "That's great! Let me get it typed up." He disappears into the back. He's left today's paper on his desk—but the typeface is a mess, like the ink has blurred. You struggle to make out the headlines. Instead of letters, the paper's printed with curved symbols and sharp glyphs. A lap of the room reveals the same—papers, notes, even the desk calendars are gibberish. The journalist returns and stops dead. What language is this? you ask. He rushes forward and catches you by the wrist, pulling you towards the door. "It's not for you. You need to leave." The centers of his eyes bear two matching glyphs. He slams the door behind you. The sign above the door is written in those glyphs—was it English before? Every street sign & business name bears the same incomprehensible symbols. The townsfolk watch you go. Their eyes each carry their own symbol.
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The stories we share are never without bias. Mainstream media plays a core role in shaping public opinion and discourse, elevating certain narratives while suppressing others through distortion, omission (whose voices are amplified vs. left out?), selective reporting, framing, visual imagery, confirmation bias, word choice, cherry-picking data, and more. These measures attempt to shift focus and credibility away from dissenters to the dominant narratives of American exceptionalism, western viewpoints, and U.S. military and government interests. Many news outlets are owned by large corporations with capitalist interests; profit is king. Even if there is the illusion of journalistic integrity, it's important to ask questions -- Who owns or funds the source of information? Are primary sources cited? Is the information fact-checked? What is the author's background, interests, or motivation? -- to determine if the source is accurate and useful.
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