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From: allan@sfsup.UUCP (+Spiegel A.B.)
Newsgroups: comp.society.futures
Subject: Re: Another Effect of Computers
Keywords: netnews alternative news sources
Message-ID: <4952@sfsup.UUCP>
Date: 14 Mar 89 00:38:22 GMT
References: <3383@ficc.uu.net>
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In article <3383@ficc.uu.net> jeffd@ficc.uu.net (jeff daiell) writes:
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>Another effect computerization can have on society is represented
>by the net itself.  That's the spreading of news that otherwise
>might not get spread.  
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>Most major papers and TV and radio stations are owned by Establishment
>concerns.  They will decline to cover, or will undercover, news that
>the Establishment would rather we not know (one recent example is
>the refusal of the Network Election 'Service' to report *any*
>Independent or third-party votes --- and to deliberately fudge
>the percentages for Bush and Dukakis upwards to equal 100% (a 
>polite way of saying 'lie about it') ... and [..deleted]

One thing to be careful about: netnews can be abused too.
Unscrupulous posters can delibrately spread dis-information
presented in a manner that makes them appear authoritative.
While other netters might dispute the claims this might not
always be possible and likely wouldn't repair all the damage.
I agree with Jeff and have learned alot from the net that
nobody else told me -- Just keep your eyes open wide.  --A.

--Allan Spiegel  attunix!allan  
My opinions are my own. (except for Tues. and Thurs between 
8:15 & 9:30 am while Jupitor is in retrograde.  Then I loan 
them to the oldest thing in my refrigerator ;-)