Wow, some real IDIOTS discuss the google censorship of indymedia

by sick

Tue, May 20, 2003 1:50PM

I'm revolted by most of these postings, the smug self-centeredness, the glorification of huge corporate publishers, the attacks on independent news, the very things about average Americans that make me want to . . . oops, can't say anything with the CA Anti-Terror network reading everything! They might assume I need to be rounded up and sent away for my anti-americanism . . .

http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/25872

There's a disparity between what Indymedia wants to be, and what it is in reality - it's a wonderful concept to allow anyone to publish their own news (the Korean example probably does it the best), but in reality Indymedia is little different from a collaborative weblog. Sometimes it's a news source. Most of the time it's a place for people to announce some direct action they're planning, or to comment on issues. People expect some kind of editorial control over news - while we might highlight the bias of various news sources (say, Fox or BBC, depending on which side of the tracks you live on), we do like to think that total, outright lies won't get through in our "news". Maybe if sites like Indymedia had an "edited" channel, where stories that look well written and legitimate could "hit the headlines" and be included in Google.
posted by Jimbob at 7:55 PM PST on May 19

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