As our world becomes increasingly globalised, anything happening in one part of the world affects us wherever we are more than ever before. No longer is war something that happens far overseas that we get a scarce glimpse of on the nightly news. Instead, technology and being connected has brought it right into our living rooms and to our dinner tables. As such, it is more important before to support and raise our voices along with anti-war news. Anti-war news sites are a great way to do just that.
Why Anti-War News Sites?
Websites today, especially blogs are a great source of news and information for people everywhere. Even better is the fact that many of today’s current news and information sites are not necessarily from major news entities. Instead, there are a lot of high-quality websites that are operated by ordinary Joes and Janes. These types of news websites are even better in many instances as you get a better picture of what is happening on the ground.
As far as anti-war news sites are concerned, those sites operated by ordinary individuals are those that are perhaps the most valuable. This is due primarily to the fact that there the information you are likely to come across will be the kind of information that major news sites are likely to miss. In this way, they become a wonderful and almost irreplaceable resource. Of course, the integrity of the published information is sometimes questioned on account of the news source not being readily ‘credible.’ Still, there are a few ways that these non-aligned news sources can prove themselves to be of high integrity. They include:
1. Visual proof
Visual proof such as photos and video can go a long way in helping to verify whether a news story that is carried is really what it is presented to be. Yes, it is true that in a world of photoshop, these images can be doctored, but still, such media is attached to a story helps a lot.
2. Discussion forums
A discussion forum is a good way to give an anti-war news story credibility. Being able to hear from persons on the ground with verifiable identities go a long way in helping to give the stories integrity and credibility.
3. Transparency
Being transparent is critical for non-aligned anti-war news websites. While we know that sometimes activism can be dangerous, transparency helps to create much-needed trust especially for those sites not aligned to an already credible name.
Finally, anti-war news websites can go a long way in helping to create anti-war movements in various places around the world and help political activists get organised and more effective in their efforts.
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