Originally Posted by AChina

BBC and CNN are very bad in China now
Because they lie

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I am very poor English

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If its all lies, then why does China go to such lengths to shield itself from it as CNN and the BBC are both blocked, as are most western news outlets. If its all lies then what could they be afraid of?

One doesn't hide from lies my friend, one only hides from the truth.

Prejudice
Fixed thinking
not seen China tremendous changes ---
In western countries, China has the most despised country is France

Only dictatorships block out foreign ideas. America and France do NOT block out Chinese News (I can watch Chinese Xinhua news here if I want) because the USA and Europe don't have anything to fear from Chinese propaganda. As I said before, one doesn't hide from the truth unless they are afraid of it.

Here is another question: How do you know if the CNN and BBC are all lies if you never actually watch yourself? Is it because the Chinese Government told you so?

I hope you have the same point of view of your own

Here is another question: How do you know if the CNN and BBC are all True
if you never actually watch yourself

my dad watches CNN and sometimes i find myself laughing at him for it, agreed, news is entertainment for the masses with maybe a shot of important info, which most likely has been severely altered.

Originally Posted by AChina

Here is another question: How do you know if the CNN and BBC are all True
if you never actually watch yourself

I never said I didn't watch it. I do watch it, I just happen to prefer the BBC and the BBC is blocked in China too.

That's the difference between me and you, I can experienced something myself and can make my own decision if its bad or good, whereas you have been told its bad but have never actually experienced it yourself. You are never going to know what the western media says unless you actually watch it yourself, without the filters. As I said i can watch XinHua here and nobody blocks me from doing so.

Experience something for yourself first, then decide if its bad. Don't let others make your opinions for you, you are not a robot.

Originally Posted by AChina

Here is another question: How do you know if the CNN and BBC are all True
if you never actually watch yourself

I do happen to watch both of them, quite often.

And while I do think that American news is frequently biased to make it look more exciting, at least they don't block out some parts completely. If they were doing that they wouldn't even show the video.

True. While American news is sometimes spiced up, it's not like CNN really stands for E! Hollywood Stories.

I just want to hear or see what happened, not hear the "reporter`s" ideas of what, why, and how. If a commentator wants to inject those ideas, that`s different, I don`t have to read or listen to them. When news is reported, I don`t want to hear their spin on it. "Just the facts ma`am."

Originally Posted by Missileer

I just want to hear or see what happened, not hear the "reporter`s" ideas of what, why, and how. If a commentator wants to inject those ideas, that`s different, I don`t have to read or listen to them. When news is reported, I don`t want to hear their spin on it. "Just the facts ma`am."

That's why I watch BBC and visit this forum.