Are some conspiracy theories really better than official news?

Question

I notice that in western civilization we are conditioned by the news agencies to ignore conspiracy theories. And yet conspiracy theories are often far more consistent than corporate news bulletins. At least they have a case that they want you to study. Conspiracies in this modern world are quite common. For example, every war is directed from top secret locations. That is a conspiracy of a kind. Every official report comes from largely unaccountable sources with very little comeback. Rarely is a news item looked at from both sides in the same depth etc. In some ways the media corporations are just exaggerating things anyway. That's a conspiracy of a kind. So I give credit to conspiracy theorists, especially if they are well researched.

Answer 1

What about all the investigative journalism over the years that, yes, may produce good documentary TV, but has also helped to put criminals behind bars, as well as free others who have been wrongly accused. Would those be considered conspiracy theories, because they either reject the official judgement, or reject the witness statements of so called "experts"?

For example, the 50 year rule, whereby classified information can be revealed after an event often confirms what some truth seeking group may have have always asserted, despite being refuted by the government at the time. We must always ask questions, read between the lines and keep an open mind. Don't blindly accept the spoon fed official line as the single only truth. They can and do lie. "Experts" are drawn upon to support anything the authorities want you to believe. Those who hold power will do all in their power to retain it.

Answer 2

The problem with a lot of conspiracy theories is that they are either very poorly documented or not documented at all.
In a "proper" news story, there are supposed to be attributions, people are meant to stand behind their quotes. There are usually checks and balances in the major news agencies like The New York Times, the Associated Press, CBS... (for example, more than one person sees the story before publication, there are fact-checkers...)
In an ideal world, journalists are supposed to be the link between the event and the reader/viewer, reporting the facts and nothing but the facts (unless the reportage is otherwise labelled news analysis or some such). But even journalists are only human and as such, susceptible to the same failings as other people (conspiracy theorists included!) -- ego, prejudices and the like.
To get as clear as possible a picture of an event, I will look at several presentations of the same story -- print, television, radio. Even then, I often try to READ BETWEEN THE LINES.
To think that all the major media is controlled by a single source is an example of a fallacious conspiracy theory.
It made for a great movie with Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts, but I think many conspiracy theories are exactly that -- entertainment (of a sort) and nothing more!

Answer 3

The press in the UK have by and large become the conspirators in many cases. What is often sad is that there is no level playing field what is good for the goose is often not for the gander.

When the present government was first elected they could do no wrong as it was for the Thatcher government but as time wears on and the gaffs and cover ups mount up the press ten goes into lynch mode and anything will be blown out of proportion or invented. For the public it is difficult to decipher the news from the stories.

No doubt this is not new but maybe we so much more media these days that it just seems to have escalated.

Answer 4

im not really into conspiracy theories as nothing actuall gets resolved its all theory ,but when the pentagon got hit it just does not add up at all and for some reason when it happened there didnt seem to be much info about it and like two weeks after they were still talking about the towers on the news but it was like the pentagon never happened.

Answer 5

ive heard of many consiracy theories in tv like the alien one in Discovery Channel. It says the government has interacted with aliens and somehow discovered some of their tech like of the classic UFO(if it does exist ofcourse). It also says about some strange spaceships ppl have seen at sky near military bases, like at ufo hotspots(roslyn chapel, area 51)
area 51 is very closed and they dont let anybody take a peek into that place, and in discovery channel i saw this pic of area 51 and it shows a huge runway like 3 time longer than an international one. Anybody who tries to go in area 51 is shot.

lol....and the "fake moon landing" conspiracy also.

Answer 6

Conspiracy theories are more entertaining than the 'real' news but what the hell? On my planet you have to believe everything you are told.
Zarg from Morfett III

Answer 7

I heard that, just before the twin towers were hit, the owner`s took out a huge insurance policy, on them.........Strange or what

And that certain people where told not to go to work in the towers that day,

Also, Salmon Rushtie, a journalist, was warned not to fly that day.

Wether these are true or not, who knows.

But, did the Towers seem to fall a bit to staight, like biulding`s do when dynamite is used to demolish them, or is it just me.

Answer 8

The news quite offan is a conspiracy in its self!!!

Yes conspiracys are better than the news cause they keep you thinking and guessing!!!

Answer 9

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Answer 10

official news reports can be the conspirators or be steered by conspiracies