Media literacy is arguably one of the most important issues in a world increasingly dominated by power- and money-hungry politicians, corporate executives, environmental leaders, and medical officials.
Bad actors line their pockets and fill ballot boxes with little or no pushback from an increasingly unhealthy (Life Expectancy) , poverty-stricken, and ill-informed public.
It’s just too easy. The news media industry – with its consistently biased and inaccurate content – is largely to blame, but a lack of critical-thinking skills and practical knowledge among the public is the biggest problem (Really nice people are a really big problem) .
How do we push back and work toward a society in which top officials are held accountable? How do we empower people with practical knowledge so that they are less easily fooled into supporting the bad guys?
On the surface, my suggested solution is self-serving, but hear me out; I genuinely believe that everyone (excluding the bad guys) benefits:
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People don’t argue about COVID-19 interventions after reading fact-focused, data-rich, and fully cited articles by data scientists Laurie Weston (e.g., Detailed analysis of 2021 death data reveals disturbing trends) and Lee Hunt (Mounting COVID frustration is no reason to abandon fundamental principles), and epidemiologist/statistician Dr. David Vickers (Higher rates of adverse events after mRNA vaccines interpreted poorly by study authors) . People are also much less likely to support government overreach and counterproductive health policies, as so many did from 2020 through 2022.
People don’t waste their money and their votes by supporting organizations focused on virtue-signalling, manipulation through fear mongering, and disinformation related to climate change and energy transition when they have read cogent analysis by doctor of geology/entrepreneur/educator Brad Hayes (Examining the real meaning of ‘energy transition’ in the face of undeniable historic trends) and Laurie (Climate change and energy: context for the great debate).
People don’t support corrupt politicians once important facts have been laid out objectively by a principled leader such as Grant Wilde (Is Canada broken or not?).
People don’t fight over whether a government is justified in invoking the Emergencies Act when they have read logical, fact-focused analysis by top legal mind Kevin Burron (The Canadian prime minister’s emergency act).
People are not surprised when they hear about huge water-main ruptures – and are unlikely to support civic politicians who do not address the ticking time bomb that is western cities’ piping infrastructure – after reviewing a deep dive from engineer Edward Ostrowski (Pipe problems – a detailed examination of what lies beneath us) .
I think you get my point.
I contend that the unique brand of journalism at BIG-Media.ca – no sensationalism, no expert testimony, and the highest level of transparency – is just what the doctor (in this case, one unaffected by the influence of Big Pharma) ordered.
Now, many of you are surely bristling at my bold and self-serving claims, but it is our intellectual humility that ensures we will always be a leader in providing practical knowledge on the most pressing matters (Yes, you can be boastful AND intellectually humble). We encourage scrutiny, we are constantly challenging ourselves to be better, and we always hear out our critics.
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