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[–] Sepia@mander.xyz 78 points 1 day ago (3 children)

This was originally reported by Reuters as someone already said. We should add that The South China Morning Post is a Chinese state-controlled propaganda medium owned by Alibaba Group and based in Hong Kong.

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

owned by Alibaba Group and based in Hong Kong.

To be more specific, they have a bit of a liberal/pro-business bias due to those 2 factors, as opposed to China Daily and Fifth Tone.

Chinese state-controlled propaganda

All media is propaganda. If its not controlled by the state, its controlled by the same billionaires who control the state, making state-control redundant.

[–] amorangi@lemmy.nz 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not disagreeing with you, but I hope you also point out in other threads that US media is an oligarch controlled propaganda medium serving the interests of oligarchs.

[–] Bazoogle@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Depends on the new source. That is definitely true for some of them. There are (at least for now) some exceptions

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 1 points 3 hours ago

Its true for nearly all of them, look at the way their criticism of Trump's attacks on Venezuela are technical in nature, tgey don't dispute that Maduro is a dictator who should be removed, only the way Trump is doing it. They don't criticize the sanctions and hostility that caused the ongoing crisis in Venezuela, only the competence in enacting the US's will on Venezuela.

[–] Nimauax@lemmy.ml 45 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I changed the link to the Reuters article.

But thanks for additional context regarding the other source.

[–] redrumBot@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe you should add that Reuters is a British bourgeois-controlled propaganda medium owned by the 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet, a Canadian and British media magnate.

/s and just jocking

[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 20 points 1 day ago

As of January 2025, Thomson is the richest person in Canada and 22nd richest in the world, with an estimated net worth of $68.6 billion USD.[8]

Definitely a man of upstanding character...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Thomson,_3rd_Baron_Thomson_of_Fleet