Let’s do round II: Talon News Remixed and Mixed.... What a mess

[libertypirate]

There was something else significant about the story I had highlighted. The manner it was reported and then revised, to know one and from know one. Scary if you think we have phantom reporter and phantom “U.S. military spokesman”. Take a second to think about that; WTF are people not taking credit for “revising” such facts?

If you think about what the story originally said it’s quite an accusation. I was lucky enough to have skimmed it in the early morning before it was hacked to crap by nobody of any worth mentioning. It specifically tied the facts “lone US Security Contractor” and “carrying explosives”. So how does that meld with protocol and reality? I don’t believe contractors or anyone is allowed to venture out by themselves. I cannot conceive any reason for a lone contractor to be ferrying around explosives in Iraq? Any legitimate reason would likely have a legitimate military escort one would think; not some lone nameless contractor, being reported by a person without a name, who received their information from someone else who doesn’t have a name either. The only real name on the story is its brand, not much help.

Simply altering stories content doesn’t make it history, but a story that gets broadcast via better channels will. An interesting AP story was released just minutes prior to the American security contractor story being updated. It was titled “Iraq Foils Plot to Put Terrorists at Posts” and what I found most interesting is that it was being reported to the press just that day, but had taken place three weeks prior. As if, now I am speculating, it was sitting on a shelf waiting for it to be needed.

Now this story was distributed through channels that have higher distribution and at greater numbers. Who do you think a news organization for a town that doesn’t exist is for? It’s for show!

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d&q=%22Iraq+foils+plot+to+put+terrorists+at+posts%22&btnG=Search+News

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=%22+American+security+contractor+briefly+held+in+Iraq%22&ie=UTF-8&filter=0

The first link generated a total of 12 results while the second was 42 results.

This is a primary method of controlling the placement of a story by how many times it is replicated. The automated systems gauge results based on scoring, and a story that gets higher distribution is just going to seem more important then a lesser distributed story. Also what is gauged is the quality of the source, a real city, or regional news organization such as the Modesto Bee’s, or the Oakland Tribune’s reports will score better because they are part of distribution networks.

I also just saw that the shells have been used to generate more results for the story about doing good, over the unaccountable American security contractor ferrying around explosives all by his lonesome in his car. BTW the choice between an MP5, M16, or an AK47 is not really a choice; but they have distinct signatures when fired.

Some shit stinks too much to just ignore the smell.


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[libertypirate]

1. Sometimes...

you have to kick yourself:)