Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Jeffrey Epstein and the media

It's all over the news. Documents related to Jeffrey Epstein have been released. Have you seen what's in these documents? Probably not.

As soon as the release was announced, people were quick to provide commentary. We saw all kinds of lists about whose names were found in these documents. Then they announced a delay. As it turns out, a lot of sharing online was pure speculation.

In the days of newspapers, it makes sense for media outlets to write articles in place of sharing documents. In the era of the internet, this is a ridiculous approach. Articles written should be in addition to these documents.

I have searched for the actual documents in question. I have found a cloud site, but I haven't seen anything indicating that any official source has anything to do with this. No media outlets are hosting the documents themselves. Simply put, I haven't found these documents anywhere that I can trust.

In all fairness, I was never going to read through all these documents. That doesn't mean that we should just take the media's word for what's in them. The media in this country has been involved in so much dishonesty in recent years that we need to have a way to check their narrative. That doesn't mean that everyone has to check the documents themselves, but they need to be available. Also keep in mind that issues with the media aren’t just about what they share. They can also intentionally omit information that they don't want us to hear.

The ability to search these documents can provide value to more than just a handful of people checking the media's work. There is a lot of misinformation circulating that could be addressed by searching the documents for a name. You don't have to read every word in the documents to benefit from accessibility to those documents.

I have been complaining for years about issues I have with the American media. It's very clear that they have mishandled the story behind Jeffrey Epstein. To get the best information possible, we need access to the source. I don't trust them enough to simply take their word for anything.

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