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[EU1]

There are many falsifications in showing the conflict in Georgia. Some media including gergian claimed that Gori was destroyed by Russain army. Here are facts that it is the next lie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbiDjgO_ ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbK4VB5I ... re=related

How to understand what is truthful and what is lie?

[matusala]

Aks who needs truth and who no.
What is good in truth. If everything will stay on truth, how could people manipulate it and manage situation?

[Terry]

It might be an ordinary mistake. Nobody is insured from making mistakes.

[Karl.in.eu]

My opinion is that nowadays the worldwide media has reached such an altitude and a level of development, that it has the power to manipulate our opinion and even create false images of our real life. This is why many politicians cannot help themselves of editing a newspaper, or owns a TV channel.

[willyoumind]

The even worst thing is when the Medias are controlled by the Government, which the government will give the threatens to the medias and decided which news they should be published and which news should be keeping in the confidential files...

[lashachochua]

Can Russian TVs be trusted?

[mika]

Media really affects our minds and it can not be fully objective, however, if you have information from different sources, you can at least come to conclusion what is going on in reality. The problem in reality is that this assess to information is very limited and is often blocked by governments of different countries including Russia and Georgia.

[lashachochua]

Please, Do not compare Georgian and Russian TVs... I have possibility to watch Georgian, Russian and Western, Asian TVs... And trust me what Russian TVs are telling is totally different from others... This is russia where journalists are still killed, This is russia where Government tries to control everything... Lately Georgian Government also tried to follow russian example, but the attempt was condemned by Georgian population by huge demonstrations... Yes I admit that Georgian TVs are far away from optimal version, but comparing them to Russian ones is not adequate....

[mika]

Its not about Georgian TV vs. Russian. I am sure that during the war in particular, every government will try to limit information which is against its ideology and it is Ok. However, there must be some other way to get as much information as possible from internet or from other sources and than we will have possibility to make up our mind what is going on.

[lashachochua]

Its not about Georgian TV vs. Russian. I am sure that during the war in particular, every government will try to limit information which is against its ideology and it is Ok. However, there must be some other way to get as much information as possible from internet or from other sources and than we will have possibility to make up our mind what is going on.

Yes, sure!

[Steven]

actually, I avoid listening anybody's opinion, I only pay attention to facts. The latter help me form an independent opinion. Thus, I'm never manipulated by any media.

[Karl.in.eu]

When you are a non-government member of the society, it is hard to define "facts" in such situation as wars.

[Faw_Peter]

When you are a non-government member of the society, it is hard to define "facts" in such situation as wars.

On the contrary - being a politician will make you be subjective towards a certain issue.

[Eugene from Belarus]

http://www.dni.ru/polit/2008/9/9/148770.html
hope you know Russian. That's about western media in the Osetian conflict

[Eugene from Belarus]

http://www.inosmi.ru/stories/06/06/13/3482/243918.html
http://www.inosmi.ru/stories/06/06/13/3482/243942.html

[Hakan G]

That is just a few of the articles you found about how Georgia is lying the world. But you don't need to make any effort to find articles about the contrary thing, you know?

[Steven]

I find war of information very dangerous, that's why I hope people don't trust each source they read or watch. It's better to draw conclusions only basing on the facts you saw or heard from your friends/relatives.

[Eugene from Belarus]

4 video clips from phones of georgian soldiers
http://www.vz.ru/society/2008/9/12/206914.html
so who is an agressor?))

[Hakan G]

I find war of information very dangerous, that's why I hope people don't trust each source they read or watch. It's better to draw conclusions only basing on the facts you saw or heard from your friends/relatives.

Only if your relatives are close friends to Medvedev/Putin

[EU1]

I don't know about putin/medvedev but I am sure i will never take the declarations of georgian president seriously, how can a man be considered if he tells lies on air not only to his people but to the whole world? The links to the video posted at the beginnig of this topic demonstrate it well. That's a pity that many world media repeated that lie whithout checking the facts. Though it shows that many media are not independent, they show what they are told to show to influence population opinion.

[M.Helen]

I don't think the lie from mass media's part has ever reached the lines it reached in this war.

[Hakan G]

I agree with you Helen. You could see totally apposite news stories during the same day on different channels.