0028 - Infographics and Media Consolidation
There are tons of pretty pictures with claims of wisdom and data. Some are pure shit and some are decent. One came to our attention about media consolidation and we want to hold it up as an example to discuss the good and bad of infographics. We discuss media consolidation and how to vet sources even as an ever smaller number of companies are producing the majority of our news interferes with that.
- BULLSHIT SOURCE [3:35] A post riddled with lies, logical fallacies, and generally trying to build a pro-china echo chamber - https://www.reddit.com/r/GenZedong/comments/mlp884/why_the_uyghur_genocide_is_probably_bullshit_a/
- SOURCE [5:20] Uyghur Genocide on Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyghur_genocide
- SOURCE [6:28] Urban Dictionary Defines Tankie - https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tankie
- SOURCE [6:28] Wikipedia Define Tankies - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankie
- SOURCE [9:54] Not likely to impact long term business - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/will-spotifys-decision-to-keep-joe-rogans-podcast-hurt-its-profits-11643406304?mod=MW_article_top_stories
- SOURCE [11:06] Spotify does nothing about misinformation, cites censorship - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/spotify-responds-to-uproar-will-add-content-warnings-improve-transparency-11643578484?siteid=yhoof2
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COVID MINUTES [14:17]
- SOURCE [14:31] Just reference title of 538 podcast - https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/politics-podcast-americans-say-theyre-over-covid-19-what-does-that-mean/
- SOURCE [14:52] WHO says new omicron BA.2 subvariant will rise globally, but scientists don’t know if it can reinfect people - https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/08/who-says-omicron-bapoint2-subvariant-will-rise-globally.html
- SOURCE [16:32] Dr gave inmates ivermectin for covid and is being sued because it doesn’t treat covid - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ivermectin-arkansas-doctor-robert-karas-lawsuit/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=151265104&s=09
- SOURCE [17:24] People drink bleach to "cure" a variety of ailments because they suffer from dysevidentia - https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/the-fda-warns-not-to-drink-bleach-in-case-you-needed-that-reminder/
- SOURCE [17:41] Yes seriously, bleach enemas - https://www.healthline.com/health-news/parents-warned-about-bleach-therapy-for-autism#Bleach-isnt-good-for-the-body
- SOURCE [17:59] Autism is Genetic - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fncel.2019.00385/full
- SOURCE [18:28] Without consent doctpor gave inmates ivermectinm for covid and is being sued - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ivermectin-arkansas-doctor-robert-karas-lawsuit/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=151265104&s=09
- SOURCE [19:57] 932,000 deaths in the US - https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
- SOURCE [20:00] 2m deaths in europe - https://graphics.reuters.com/world-coronavirus-tracker-and-maps/regions/europe/
- SOURCE [22:30] 76.5% of US Vaccinated - https://usafacts.org/visualizations/covid-vaccine-tracker-states/
- SOURCE [22:49] 30% boosted - https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/12/19/booster-numbers-omicron-variant-surge/
- SOURCE [22:54] FDA Cleared Booster for all US adults Nov 19 - https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/19/fda-clears-modernas-covid-vaccine-booster-shots-for-all-us-adults.html
THE INFOGRAPHIC [24:18]
- SOURCE [24:36] The infographic in question is already widespread - https://infographicjournal.com/media-consolidation-the-illusion-of-choice/
- INFOGRAPHIC CITES [24:54] Media conglomerates and mergers - https://www.globalissues.org/article/159/media-conglomerates-m Ergers-concentration-of-ownership
- INFOGRAPHIC CITES [24:54] Bizcompare Does not load - https://bizcompare.com/industries/industry-research-reports/TV-Stations_1569/Averaged%20from%20a%20Seattle%20basic%20cable%20package
- INFOGRAPHIC CITES [24:54] Reddit blog archive only goes back to 2017 - https://blog.reddit.com/2010/07/experts-misundestimate-our-traffic.html
- INFOGRAPHIC CITES [24:54] No non-sense count of TV ownership and other stats - https://www.pressreference.com/Sw-Ur/United-States.html
- INFOGRAPHIC CITES [24:54] Compete.com did not load - http://siteanalytics.compete.com/cnn.com/
- INFOGRAPHIC CITES [24:54] 404 on news corp page - https://www.newscorp.com/operations/newspapers.php
- INFOGRAPHIC CITES [24:54] Einfopedia seems like an old and small Encyclopedia who cannot count - https://www.einfopedia.com/world-top-ten-most-circulated-newspapers.php
- INFOGRAPHIC CITES [24:54] The Daily beast changed URLs when discussing murdoch’s money which is full of shenanigans - https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-rupert-murdochs-money-helps-him-makes-friends
- INFOGRAPHIC CITES [24:54] Another newscorp 404 - https://www.newscorp.com/Report2010/letter_to_stockholders.html
- INFOGRAPHIC CITES [24:54] Rupert Murdoch skipping out on taxes - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rupert-murdoch-corporate-tax-panama-trade-deal_n_1018600
- INFOGRAPHIC CITES [24:54] Article.nypost seem gone article not found in quick search - http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-08-30/news/30114105_1_disaster-aid-fema-victims
- INFOGRAPHIC CITES [24:54] Msb.edu is now georgetown university and the archives didn’t appear to make it - https://faculty.msb.edu/homak/homahelpsite/webhelp/Clear_Channel_-_Single_Voice_in_Minot.htm
- INFOGRAPHIC CITES [24:54] Future of Music coalition disliked this consolidation way back in 2006 - http://futureofmusic.org/press/press-releases/radio-station-ownership-consolidation-shown-harm-musicians-and-public-says-fmc-
- INFOGRAPHIC CITES [24:54] Billboard top hits of the 20th century - https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/232893
- INFOGRAPHIC CITES [24:54] Box office mojo tracks movie revenue - https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/2010/
- INFOGRAPHIC CITES [24:54] Epmcom has been replaced by an Indonesian gambling and porn site - https://www.epmcom.com/public/2472print.cfm
- INFOGRAPHIC CITES [24:54] Olympics don’t seem to keep old fact sheets - https://olympic.org/Documents/Games_Vancouver_201/Factsheet_Vancouver_legacy_February_2011_eng.pdf
- INFOGRAPHIC CITES [24:54] Wikipedia no longer has a page on NFL attendance - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_attendance
- INFOGRAPHIC CITES [24:54] Bloomberg changed how they handle archive URLs - http://bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aJhRlwHzwEDg
- SOURCE [27:57] Home made hot dog buns, but seems like an unlikely source for media consolidation news - https://www.frugal-dad.com/blog/homemade-hot-dog-buns/
- SOURCE [28:30] Tineye reverse image search shows 315 places but no apparent origin - https://tineye.com/search/40fe90504d5ce97fa76c95352e79271acc697be7?sort=score&order=desc&page=1
- SOURCE [31:45] Compete.com was defunct as far back as 2015 - http://web.archive.org/web/20150703011847/http://siteanalytics.compete.com/cnn.com/#.VZXi_vfLe0o
- SOURCE [31:45] That specific bizcompare page didn’t load, but some of it was archived - https://web.archive.org/web/2014*/https://bizcompare.com/industries/
- SOURCE [31:56] Compete loaded in 2010 and had numbers that seem in line, but haven’t been robustly checked - http://web.archive.org/web/20100305000010/http://siteanalytics.compete.com/cnn.com/
- SOURCE [31:59] The wayback machine didn’t have the NY Daily news article - http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-08-30/news/30114105_1_disaster-aid-fema-victims
- SOURCE [32:03] Wayback got the MSB.edu article, it dates from 2003 and seems largely an emotional appeal - https://web.archive.org/web/20110528154026/http://faculty.msb.edu/homak/HomaHelpSite/WebHelp/Clear_Channel_-_Single_Voice_in_Minot.htm
- SOURCE [32:10] Wayback did get the Olympics fact sheet - https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://olympic.org/Documents/Games_Vancouver_201/Factsheet_Vancouver_legacy_February_2011_eng.pdf*
- SOURCE [32:12] Wayback has the bloomberg news archives, but not the specific article and might be missing lots of dynamic content - https://web.archive.org/web/20140208042631/http://bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive
- SOURCE [32:18] EpmCom.com wasn’t always porn, Wayback has the actual article and seems a legitimate reporting of numbers - https://web.archive.org/web/20120304200857/http://www.epmcom.com:80/public/2472print.cfm
MEDIA CONSOLIDATION [35:25]
- SOURCE [35:34] Recent media mergers in the United States - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentration_of_media_ownership#Recent_media_mergers_in_the_United_States
- SOURCE [41:02] Kurzgesagt Science educators who use graphics - https://kurzgesagt.org/
- MEMES [43:14] Pondering Orbs - https://imgur.com/a/G4KGk8p
- SOURCE [47:01] Sinclair Broadcast Group - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvtNyOzGogc
- SOURCE [49:42] Media consolidation takes toll on local news but doesn’t necessarily bias coverage - https://www.colorado.edu/today/2021/10/20/media-consolidation-takes-toll-local-news-doesnt-necessarily-bias-coverage
- SOURCE [55:55] ‘The Sinclair Effect’ study looks at local TV bias - https://newslab.org/sinclair-effect-study-looks-local-tv-bias/
- SOURCE [59:54] OAN dropped from DirectTV the only network carrying it - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/directv-drop-one-america-news-network-blow-conservative-channel-n1287564
END ON SOMETHING LIGHT - FURRIES AND THE GOP [1:01:48]
- SOURCE [1:03:09] GOP candidate claims schools to lower lunch tables and install litter boxes for furries - https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-gop-candidate-furries-schools/
- SOURCE [1:05:07] Back in 2018 Virginia GOP candidate got in trouble for writing bigfoot erotica - https://www.vox.com/2018/7/30/17629580/riggleman-cockburn-bigfoot-erotica
- SOURCE [1:05:47] A US congressional candidate is reposting bigfoot big pics for campaign reasons - https://twitter.com/LeslieCockburn/status/1023701334434959362?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1023701334434959362|twgr^|twcon^s1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vox.com%2F2018%2F7%2F30%2F17629580%2Friggleman-cockburn-bigfoot-erotica
- SOURCE [1:07:15] Riggleman self published a book in 2006 - https://fliphtml5.com/znhu/uuci/basic
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