Indymedia's Credibility Undermined by Nutters
db | 22.09.2001 16:26
Indymedia was always somewhere to go and find an alternative take on the news. But ever since the attacks on the USA it seems to have become a magnet for complete wierdos, conspiricy theorists and apocalyptic doom merchants.... and those are the more balanced contributors.
Some of the stuff here is unbelievably ridiculous, not to say offensive.
But the problem is that without a proper disclaimer somewhere on the homepage; making it clear that any idiot can post any idiotic thing on this site the concept of Indymedia as a credible alternative voice to the mainstream is being seriously undermined.
If all this site is meant to be is a sort virtual soapbox for people to have their little rant, then fine -- I thought it was a place for independent journalists and activists to provide their take on important processes and events.
But some of the proto-religious apocalyptic conspiricy crap is.... well, it's just crap innit.
Some of the stuff here is unbelievably ridiculous, not to say offensive.
But the problem is that without a proper disclaimer somewhere on the homepage; making it clear that any idiot can post any idiotic thing on this site the concept of Indymedia as a credible alternative voice to the mainstream is being seriously undermined.
If all this site is meant to be is a sort virtual soapbox for people to have their little rant, then fine -- I thought it was a place for independent journalists and activists to provide their take on important processes and events.
But some of the proto-religious apocalyptic conspiricy crap is.... well, it's just crap innit.
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