Mainstream Media - Enemy of the People? | Bill Neely | TEDxQueensUniversityBelfast

I’m an enemy of the people, according to the former US President. And a member of that hated tribe, the mainstream media; controlled by the deep state, to be deleted and replaced by a less biased alternative. But who are "the media”? Why do people distrust them? Why do some politicians want to attack and weaken journalists? Here’s the media i know. People who’ve given their lives to uncover truths. I can name 20 who died in wars. They weren’t being told what to write, or controlled by the government, or Rupert Murdoch. They tried to shine a light in dark places, to give a voice to the voiceless, to hold truth to power. We are trained. Maybe not wholly trusted. But what’s the alternative? Do you want your caesarean or your heart bypass done by a trained surgeon? Or an alternative doctor who’s on mumsnet? Fancy living in Hungary where all media is state controlled? How about Russia, where independent journalism has been crushed and critics have been poisoned & murdered? North Korea? Independent journalists are a pillar of democracy. Remember Watergate. The thalidomide scandal. Miscarriages of justice. We’re living at a turning point in history; Europe shaken, China rising, climate changing, pandemic persisting; who do you really want informing you of these events? Governments alone? Putin? Your uncle’s best friend who read something on Facebook? Or trained, sceptical, probing, annoying, driven journalists who try to filter lies from the truth?.

[Kphin]

I don’t think he entirely understands the criticisms MSM gets; it is mostly in regards to their coverage on international/ domestic politics. Also the criticism is not towards journalist, but “journalists” who work for these major media conglomerates. Often these people are in cahoots with our government. The notion that MSNBC holds Biden “accountable” is laughable. Just like the notion that Fox News held trump “accountable”.

[deesmith]

Government and media. If you trust one, you've gotta trust the other and if you trust even one, I have bad news for you.

[yuiopoli]

Which American president has refused to take questions more than any other?

[jayjoyce]

Propagandist. This guy represents all that is currently wrong with society.

[catherine]

I was not recommended to this and I am a subscriber. It's absolutely shady. YouTube is playing within the rules. Absolutely shady.

[gregthompson]

I was so pleased that I'm not the only commentor that thinks this journalist is likely paid to toot his own horn so that we of the masses get back in line and stop our insistence that all truths must be truthful without serving "their" purpose but those they claim to serve. Get back in line and be grateful. Many years ago this line was said "Let them eat cake" with the same snobbery.

[GolfGarbage]

And now we have Twitter, no need for these journalists anymore

[MrCheswickMusic]

What a load of nonsense trying to appeal to emotion

[ianmangham]

Hilarious PROPAGANDA, he's most likely a security services ASSET 😮

[Questioneverything]

The nerve to come on here and talk about accountability, get that prop of the stage

[ivorc]

Another middle-class person telling the masses how they should think. What are the incentive structures of the media? This guy does not help their case.

[Sara-glue]

I would love to know how many dislikes this video has. Is this guy delusional?

[karamk]

Hit the like button if you watched him interview Assad and looked up his latest upload to find out if he is still alive !!

[LewDanLascivious]

"Harmlessly passing your time in the grassland away
Only dimly aware of a certain unease in the air
You better watch out!
They're maybe dogs about
I looked over Jordan and I have seen
Things are not what they seem
What do you get for pretending the danger's not real?
Meek and obedient you follow the leader down well trodden corridors into the valley of steel
What a surprise!
A look of terminal shock in your eyes
Now things are really what they seem
this is no bad dream"

Just a little bit of lyrics from the song Sheep by Pink Floyd
The people who will be led to their slaughter if they keep believing in and watching all the BS lies on mainstream TV news.