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All papers have ties to government. Its where a lot of stories come from. Also media and politics are intersecting fields, ofcourse media people will move back and forth.

To be fair, you don't.

Does wide range mean some good sources and some bad sources? Because if so, that's ridiculous.

Its objectively bad analysis. These "ratings" are akin to posting their video game stats. They are meaningless without actual numbers. You can't tell this difference between good numerical analysis and bad opinions with arbitrary numbers on them as its all numbers to you and numbers make your head hurt.

No. There is no such thing as an unbiased opinion but that means you should consume more media to gain a more valuable aggregate. MLTs view is "all media bad, therefore war crime didn't happen based off this tweet I found". Which is demonstrably stupid.

Depends on context, do you have an example?

Their analysis was shite, it boiled down to clipping athletic quotes out of context and providing "ratings" rather than actual stats. The sort of crap you read in the sun which is why someone who knew what they were on about wouldn't click a sun article when doing a Google search, you on the other hand...

Trust is a spectrum. No one is perfectly good or perfectly shit, but there is definitely a scale and if you opt for someone way over towards the bullshit end, like GBNews or the Sun, then you should be judged accordingly.

You can make that decision, and your ability to judge accurate sources will be a testiment to your critical thinking skills, hence why I reacted the way I did when you quoted the Sun the other day. If you struggle, however, there are some pretty good media analysis foundations.

Reread the original comment. It's about not trusting the entire media. Certain outlets can absolutely be doubted, especially ones with good reason to call them bullshit, like Hillsborough.

The independent is a good news paper. The Sun is a lying shitrag. Hope this helps.

How do you do that if you write off the independent, one of the most well respected media outlets, as "the media defending the media"?

If you don't listen to those employed to give information who do you listen to? The only answer is to ignore those who investigate these things and listen to some idiot on twitter. Be skeptical of specific journos by all means, with reason, but to not trust "the media" will leave a void of information which is easily filled by the stupid, the manipulative, or both.

Seems reasonable. I think Everton are favourites to go down against Burnley now, but depends massively how they do against Watford.

That's odd, most of the time I've had conversations like this the other guy has been atleast a few pints deep. Maybe you are just high on life, and the prospect of Everton getting relegated.

Yes probably. Why would you calculate xG before taking a shot?

What? Are you trying to make points?

I think Tella is seen as a striker.

What does this even mean?

Can I not disagree with the manager? Either way, it's embarrassing arguing with you, the cringey emojis and reaction gifs come out and it's like being on your aunties facebook page. If you can't see that Everton were better off with Benitez than after him I don't know what to tell you anyway.

That's what I thought. Very stubborn or very simple? Probably both, your takes on the MLT thread confirm the latter, that's for sure.

Given Everton are doing marketly worse after Benitez, does this in any way give you cause to reassess your verdict on Benitez? Or is the best you can do an emoji?

I guessed you read it, didn't see a response though. Makes sense.

xG doesn't predict things perfectly, obviously, it's just a tool to help understand the game. You'd think someone like you would appreciate that, given you need all the help you can get. You noticed how Everton have done post Benitez? Maybe when you blamed him you were full of shit? Would take a level of self reflection I don't think you are capable of to admit that though.

When Benitez left Everton they were 7 points off relegation with 2 games in hand. Now they have no games in hand and are 1 point off. Maybe Benitez wasn't as bad as certain muppets on here liked to insist. Perhaps the squad may have been the problem...