[thelist] Microsoft, the inventor of XML!

>One of the complaints people have with the web is determining the veracity
>of information they see on the web. As more and more businesses and websites
>appear, sifting through sites becomes problematic as News organizations such
>as the washington post, an internationally respected newspaper makes such a
>blunder.

How is the web different from print or television in this manner? 
Publication is publication, be it web or print, and information is 
information?

Do you believe everything you read in print?

I understand why someone might trust "The Washington Post" or "The 
Associated Press" but really, how reliable are any of these folks?

Any shred of trust I had in corporate media was shattered after the 
WTO demonstrations.  When demonstrators started to return to this 
(very small but very active) community and began sharing their 
stories and observations, I realized the extreme degree to which 
corporate media slanted things.

Realize: Corporate Media is Corporate Media.  It is not "people's 
media."  It is not a democratic system.  Advertisements are their 
bread and butter.  Guess who has lots of money to buy advertisements 
in media sources, or better yet to BUY media sources?

Not me.

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<tip>
start reading Evolt AFTER you've done at least 3 hours of paying work.
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Erika



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