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Rhiannon12866

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7. Yes, Sputnik is definitely considered inappropriate

Reply to JonLP24 (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 2, 2018, 11:56 PM

Oct 2018

But Al Jazeera was considered fine, last I knew. Did you ever see the movie about it - "Control Room?" I saw that ages ago and thought it was quite well done.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_Room_(film)

I think what the issues are with foreign based sites - whether they're reporting news with a biased slant, as RT and Sputnik definitely would be. As I said in that old post, there are some sites that are definitely not okay for DU - which I learned about when I was a DU.2 mod - but those were mainly hate sites, Stormfront, etc.

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Where is the list of rightwing media sites we are not allowed to use like Fox News? [View all] Eliot Rosewater May 2018 OP

The DU.2 mods used to have a Bad Site List to use as a guide Rhiannon12866 May 2018 #1

I remember Skinner in ATA saying RT was allowed because of Thomm Hartmann JonLP24 Oct 2018 #4

I think the ultimate determination was that RT wasn't allowed - especially for LBN Rhiannon12866 Oct 2018 #5

What is interesting about Iranian sources JonLP24 Oct 2018 #6

Yes, Sputnik is definitely considered inappropriate Rhiannon12866 Oct 2018 #7

I know Sputnik is a source of fake news and completely unreliable JonLP24 Oct 2018 #8

Well, yes - LOL Rhiannon12866 Oct 2018 #9

if you have any doubts when you post, just ask steve2470 May 2018 #2

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