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Why I Don't Like Ground News
🕑 Added 2025-01-26 01:32:38 +0000 UTC[Very Early Access]
Hello Patrons,
This is a video we've been formulating for quite some time. If you spend a lot of time on Youtube you've probably seen ads for Ground News. It's a news aggregate service that tells you whether certain outlets lean "left or right".
Those who have been watching for a while probably know Jordan's thoughts on the oversimplification of slapping a label "left or right" on things. So, using Ground News as a starting point we thought this is an excellent time to do another breakdown of the propaganda model and how people perceive bias.
We're happy with how this one turned out but be warned, the information in it is pretty densely packed. This video probably contains the most concise explanation of why we do what we do at friendlyjordies.
As always with these bigger ones, we're interested to hear your thoughts. We also want to thank you for your continued support. We're planning to film our comeback video this week, looks like that one will be an intriguing little video.
The FJ Crew
Comments
Nicekiwi
Will this video make it to YouTube?
MEMMS
I have difficulty finding honest news stories that give uncensored content unafraid to upset people.
Jason
Free Halloween/costume outfit ideas for all in these unprecedented...unprecedentedly...times of financial stress without precedent. Go as yourself, but interrupt every conversation you have with a natural sounding, on brand for you segue into a recommendation for a subscription nobody wants for a product nobody asked for.
cubicmetre
Watching this I suddenly understood the challenges of journalism to be strikingly similar to the challenges of scientific discovery. Like the solutions to scientific problems, news is always out there and what we have is just a few invested parties filtering this information for what fits their agenda.
DMK
I know I am well informed because I believe everything FJ says. Every 2nd thing Mislav says. And Nothing Ali spouts. Science.
Ly Tong
I'm so old that I remember when Elon changed his name from "Electric Jesus" to "JesusX".
Rhys JC 911
This should have been presented to me in year 8 when the teacher wheeled out the old TV and VCR on that specific tall thin shaped wheel stand. I'd have actually paid attention to something for once lol. All seriousness, how do we get this into the eyeballs of every home in Australia?
Dec Gleeson
Seconding a reading recommendation list
Noah Brear
Yes, this would be perfect
Angus Kitchen
Started reading Revolt of the Elites yesterday, could hardly believe it was written in the 90's. If you havent already would you be willing to make a reading list of books like revolt of the elites and manufacturing consent so we can dig deeper into this stuff?
Darien M
I could never put my finger on it, but I found every article from ground news to be the exact same as every other article just with different wording, like no one is saying anything different 😅
Darien M
They call it propaganda because you're meant to give it. A proper gander.
J man
Cheers bro.
BandBane
It's a per video basis. So you get charged based on how many videos you watch.
J man
Yo anyone, how does the subscription model work on Patreon? I’ve been on here a month, my bank account hasn’t had any fees taken out .
MediocreDude
Thank you Jordies for reinforcing my existing skepticism of Ground News. I can't wait to have my notions confirmed again by the next video. Get audience captured bitch
WickerBasket
I agree with everything in the video more or less, but I still use it because despite the glaring flaws, it does provide a good variety of source coverage and is representative of what and how things are allowed to be covered by most news outlets. I agree in particular that the bias display feature is more of a gimmick than anything. Although, again, it can be useful to know how stories are being marketed in broad strokes.
John Smith
I miss old Gary. I think I’ll go pay his channel a visit and say hi.
Muizz Siddique
I just don't like Ground News because they open websites in-app which means I don't get ads blocked.
David
Ground news ain't perfect, but at the very least it encourages people to read articles from different media outlets from different counties. It's better than sticking to just one crappy source
Alex Edwards
In China, it isn't so much corporate tyranny as it is 'foreign subversion' and 'black hats'. that is the perpetual boogeyman. That protest in rural Guizhou over local governments forcing farmers off of their small plots of land so a business park can be developed? Must be the CIA. That mother petitioning for the government to help rescue her daughter after she was kidnapped by child traffickers to deliver to a family who needed a broodmare/wife for their illiterate son? Her story was mentioned by Radio Free Asia, which is once again the CIA.
hakt0r
This one rings the same bells https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3AN2wY4qAM
Alex Isaac
A liar talking monotonesly... Yep.
Dollface
One of my favourite YouTubers was promoting it, so I decided to give it a try. After just an hour of use I wished I had used my subscription for OF instead, would have gotten a more rounded understanding of current affairs there.
Madeleine
Mad respect for this video, especially the Political Compass! The world is an enigmatically complex place.
Dob WoLF
ohhhhhh SHINY INTRO
Madeleine
Jordan: "I make propaganda. This whole channel is propaganda". Yep, definitely can't see A Current Affair clipping that exact phrase, taking it out of context, adding evil sounding music, then labelling FriendlyJordies a 'woke terrorist'. Nope, not at all..... 🤣
Ahmad Mostamandi
based
Cameron Strauss
Finally, someone has said what we all thought about Ground News
Yakub Da Scientist
Oooh a snazzy new intro
A
Great video, really enjoyed your analysis of labelling things 'left' or 'right' as it seems like it is definitely something many of us (including myself) have been guilty of accepting to label ideas or belief systems. Looking forward to this year's vids!
BandBane
Love the new intro! 😍😍😍
Twenty Cent Piece
propaganda? i’d like to take a proper gander at them tits
Emil
great vid jordies, good timing too as it seems everyone is looking for the next youtube sponsor to lynch after honey and betterhelp.
Samuel Karaoulis
Always good when Jordies comes in extra lengthy with his work. Well done!
The Fury Boy
Friendlyjordies cancels the media again!
Gremlin Absolute
As someone who fell for the ground news pipeline, I mainly use it to see how each media outlet talks about the same sort of thing. I couldn't care less is right or left, but if someone's giving a zany title to a story, then I'll be interested
Sean Valentine
In a perfect world, men like Patrick Bet-David would not exist…but this is not a perfect world.
Atallah Khoury աթալլահ
Also do you think, you could make a reference to good ol' Gary Orsum, in the YT version, i starting to miss his videos, also I wonder what his opinion is on all of this
Atallah Khoury աթալլահ
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/cnn-licht-promote-profit-trump/ example of this
Atallah Khoury աթալլահ
Farsnews, is good
Brad
This is definitely above my pay grade. I'll have to watch this a few times before I know if I've been informed or feel like I've been informed. I certainly don't think FJ videos upset your audience. Keep up the great videos, encouraging different thoughts. Cheers
Tom Bombadil
Well did I just get told.... no in all seriousness if all I used was ground news than I'd be worried about me too. I think over time I've come to spend more time watching content like this than on ground news.
Alex Towner
Information got unpacked as well as the guy in Jordie’s most recent reel 😂😂😂
julie-anne brett
Black v's White, no Shades of Grey? Or perhaps 50 of them.
Maggie
Thanks for doing this I hate the labels....it's limiting
Nicekiwi
Finally! I've been waiting for someone to cover this.
