• bystander@lemmy.ca
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    7 days ago

    Here’s a video I saw from an Australian YouTuber that voiced his criticisms.

    https://youtu.be/bfHx4CfKFqQ

    The main 2 critiques I took away from:

    • Very American to group things as left and right leaning. We have a political compass for a reason.
    • All news orgs are just different special business interests. Especially in the US.

    But people have different issues with it. Just one person’s view point.

    It does paint a deeper problem with the US news system.

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      7 days ago

      you should never use a youtuber as a citation, they often frame things in a way that is beneficial to thier viewership

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        7 days ago

        I never frame the YouTuber as a factual citation, I specifically framed it as a point of view of one person. OP asked for any criticisms going around.

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      7 days ago

      The creators of Ground News are Canadian, so that tells me this Youtuber didn’t even do his homework. Also there are different versions that you can use: US Edition, International, UK, Canada, and Europe

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        Not defending the YouTuber here. I’m just replying to the OP asking what critiques are out there, and this was one I came across.

        I still think their target audience is the US population, as with many digital products made in Canada. It’s a pattern I’ve seen constantly as a Canadian. Larger consumer base = more money.

        There are different versions yes, I see the Canadian version when I go on it. I will argue that the product itself is 100% born out of the polarization and decline of American journalism, and media conglomerates owning new organizations with business interests.