r/media_criticism

16K archived posts · Oct 2015 – Sep 2026

Media Criticism

r/media_criticism

Content and discussions on the flaws, propaganda, and general bull$#!t in the media.

Created Oct 4, 2015

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Content and discussions on the flaws, propaganda, and general bull$#!t in the media.

The purpose of this sub is to share videos and discussions that illustrate problems with the mainstream media such as:

sensationalism / fearmongering
distraction from important issues
euphemism and "spin"
controlling the conversation
discouragement of nuance

The point of this is to make concrete and clear the failings of "the system" using examples, so that people can easily gain a gut-experience of the ways in which our systems of public discourse are inadequate.

Rules:

All posts require a submission statement, excluding self posts. We encourage users to report submissions without submission statements. Posts without a submission statement will be removed after an hour. For more information on submission statements, please visit our Wiki.
Be respectful at all times. Disrespectful comments are grounds for immediate ban without warning.
All posts must be related to the media. This is not a news subreddit. “Media” is defined as newspapers, journalists, news corporations, alternative media, etc. This excludes social media.
"Good" examples of media are strongly encouraged! Please designate them with a [GOOD] tag

Not Allowed:

Shitposting, trolling, capslock, shill accusations, etc
State media such as RT, Sputnik, PressTV, etc (used as a source for a claim). However, criticism of these outlets is allowed.
Too many duplicate threads / excessive number of posts from the same user on the same day.
Posts and comments from new accounts and low comment-karma accounts
Altering Article Titles (posts designated with [GOOD] won't be removed as long as the post title matches the article title)

Content determined by mods to be devoid of educational value will be removed. For instance, any post:

encouraging partisanship or bias
inciting outrage
taking "cheap shots"

Note: Please use the Report Button underneath a link or comment to help improve the level of discourse on this sub. It sends your complaint directly (and only) to the mods so we can remove subpar content.

Please visit our Wiki for more detailed rules.

Similar Subreddits:

r/InternetPR (social media criticism, discussion of online public relations campaigns)

Resources:

The complete archive of Documentaries of the Week

[The r/Media_Criticism Ultimate Crash Course](https://www.reddit.com/r/media_criticism/comments/3zsa7u/the_rmedia_criticism_ultimate_crash_course_thread/)

ThoughtMaybe.com -- A repository of free social criticism documentaries online. Find something on there and post it here!

For a huge resource on government and media criticism links and studies, click /u/-moose-

The Zen TV Experiment -- Highly recommended

People we love:

Aldous Huxley
Neil Postman
Marshall McLuhan
Adam Curtis
Noam Chomsky

Anything by or about these guys will surely be welcome.

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