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by andsoitis 860 days ago
> their Reuters is linked to China rather than the West.

Reuters is a company in a regulatory and political framework with high degree is freedom of the press and expression, rather than an instrument controlled by a government for the purpose of propaganda.
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pessimizer 860 days ago
Reuters is an outlet completely captured by its owners, for whatever purposes that benefit its owners, exactly like whatever this is. UPI is owned by the Moonies. The Falun Gong have multiple OTA television stations in the US that give no indication that they are owned by the Falun Gong.

edit: I forgot that the Epoch Times is also owned by the Falun Gong, an outlet that plays a significant part in US politics. If you are familiar with the Epoch Times, did you know it was owned by the Falun Gong?

Did you know that the Washington Times, another important newspaper, is also Moonie-owned?

Or that the "International Business Times" and Newsweek are likely controlled by the Korean Christian sect The Community?

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signatoremo 860 days ago
> Reuters is an outlet completely captured by its owners, for whatever purposes that benefit its owners, exactly like whatever this is

Such a vague statement. You can say that about anything. Who are the owners? What are their interests? How did Reuters serve those interest? Reuters changed ownership in 2008. Did their content also change after?

Everyone who follows Chinese news knows Epoch Times is affiliated with Falun Gong — [0]. China media make sure of that. Was anyone aware of this fake network of China affiliated websites if not for the investigation of citilab?

[0] -https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Epoch_Times

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lbwtaylor 860 days ago
>Epoch Times is also owned by the Falun Gong, an outlet that plays a significant part in US politics

I was aware that Epoch was owned by Falun Gong, I was unaware they play a significant part in US politics. What does that mean? I honestly never see it referenced anywhere. I have seen them in free giveaway newspaper containers pre-pandemic, but I would not view that as a sign of influence (the opposite really).

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pphysch 860 days ago
Reuters has been linked to covert government influence operations regarding Russia and Syria. Their "trust principles" facade is just that. They are no more reliable than any other serious news outlet, from China, Russia, or America. They publish things that their owners find acceptable.
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