I think that the news of mass media are generally correct, however, they are fileted. So we have to be careful of the news.
Nowadays we Japanese, ranged from the government to citizens, is all about "support for Ukraine".
I also support for Ukraine both emotionally and egoistically.
However, I am anxious for the contents of the news.
The news, like "Ukrainian troops recaptured areas under their control" or "The Russian military is not in control" are broadcasting quite preferential and frequent, however, I would like you to be care about the news.
Any media tends to prior to broadcast the news which will make us happy for us.
Of course I know that perfect fair press is a dream, and we have to hear and read the filtering news.
My concern is that 'I (we) will be hurt later'.
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Regarding the pro-democracy movement by students before the Tiananmen Square protests in China (1989), Japanese news papers ---- particularly, the Asahi Shimbun was the leading company, were
"China's democratization is now a done deal"
all over the paper making the above argument.
I believed it.
After that, many citizens and students were killed by the China movement and army at the Tiananmen Square incident.
Now the China government has erased the incident from the history ---- pretended that is did not exist ---- So I cannot know the specific victim numbers.
(One of the figures I remember is that "4,000 people were murdered.")
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As long as I remember, the news paper company that had written "China's democratization is now a done deal" condemned the massacre of the people by the Chinese government, however,
They did not engage in any self-criticism of our own judgment regarding the news coverage before the incident. "NOT AT ALL"
However, I don't want to condemn mass media's attitudes, including the news paper company.
I tell you again, that the choice of new source apt to be based on the bias from our hopes.
Any mass media has an personality as a Legal Entity, and an interest organization, so it cannot be helped.
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The remaining problem is
"I believed in the media, I believed in democracy, and I was betrayed in the worst possible way and left alone"
です。
Again, the news in the media is generally correct, but it is filtered.
We need to keep that in mind to protect our own hearts and minds.