Today via CommonSocial, Twitter and Facebook we asked for your responses to our #CommonDebate feature
AS part of Scotland’s new media, what you think about the news is a top priority for CommonSpace – we want to know how you feel about major news stories, and what events you think should be getting attention.
Your views on news issues are incredibly important to us, and we want you to be involved every step of the way. Whenever there’s a big question or issue drawing public attention, we’ll use the #CommonDebate hashtag to make sure your voice is heard.
Today’s #CommonDebate question was ‘How different are Daily Mail's Paul Dacre & Rupert Murdoch of News UK from Sputnik?’
Largely responses were concerned with Sputnik’s links to the Russian government, but these users still had strong views about the Daily Mail and News UK’s American cousin Fox.
@TheCommonSpace Extremely different. DM and Fox may be reprehensible, but they're not government propaganda operations.
— Owen Duffy (@glaswista) August 17, 2016
@TheCommonSpace DM and Fox might be openly right-wing & hostile to progressive change, but they're not state propaganda units of the Kremlin
— Euan C. Purchase (@euanspc) August 17, 2016
One user cited Sputnik’s links to the Russian government explicitly:
@TheCommonSpace Neither Newscorp nor DM were created by Executive orders by govt. Sputnik/RT were https://t.co/k8dkGHe088
— MaxieQ (@MaxQTV) August 17, 2016
Others felt that Sputnik might offer more accurate reporting than the Mail or News UK.
Oh pick me pick me! Sputnik is more accurate? Less right wing? @AngelaHaggerty @TheCommonSpace
— RadioGuyGlasgow (@RadioGuyGlasgow) August 17, 2016
Another response pointed out an obvious but important difference in how Daily Mail and News UK publications are treated versus Sputnik in the wider mainstream media context.
@TheCommonSpace The first two are promoted by BBC's review of the papers, Sputnik isn't.
— Donny Campbell (@CampbellDonny) August 17, 2016
Finally, commenter Dr Craig Dalzell didn’t offer an opinion on any difference between the publications, but instead lent some advice for news consumption in general.
@TheCommonSpace #CommonDebate
Doesn't much matter. To twist a phrase: "Never trust. Always verify."— Dr Craig Dalzell (@thecommongreen) August 17, 2016
We’d like to thank everyone who responded, and encourage you all to get involved in our next #CommonDebate on CommonSocial, Twitter or Facebook, or even tell us what you think about the latest question in the comments below.
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