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First hyperlink shows neo-nazis marching. This is a highly misleading entry. If ET is far-right then NY Times is far-left, but of course they're painted as mainstream. ET is conservative, you could even say 'ultra conservative,' but what you've posted is a lie. Neither is it authoritarian--quite the opposite, if you've ever bothered to read its articles. Taking sides with the Chinese Communist Party, which actually is authoritarian, makes me wonder who runs this site and who they're placating to. This and other skewed articles is why I've quit contributing to Wikipedia, although I used to every year. Martyrw (talk) 16:35, 26 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
That's a subjective response. I can cite just as many references stating how the NY Times gives falsehoods and is far left. Wikipedia should rise to a level of objectivity not catering to preferred opinions. I've followed ET for several years, and although I don't even come close to agreeing with everything they publish, the ET simply isn't 'far right' -- certainly not by Wikipedia's definition of far right, and they should at least be consistent with their own definitions. The stance W takes on stuff like this alienates them from maybe 30-50% of the US population by labeling and name-calling, contributing to the ongoing polarization in this country. Martyrw (talk) 21:59, 26 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
Your 30 percent of the US population voted for Trump, who is a charlatan. These people are Fox zombies—not worth the trouble. Nobody has a solution for convincing this bloc of people who don't care about facts or logic. The polarization in the US has deepened because of Trump, Fox and Epoch Times, not because Wikipedia is skeptical and rigorously factual. In fact, the polarization started in 1994 with Newt Gringrich.[1][2] The polarization has been driven by right-wing elements, especially the Christian right. This campaign has also eroded education in the US, making people more prone to believe nonsense such as what they read in the Epoch Times or see on Fox. Binksternet (talk) 22:24, 26 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
. I would point out that 2 dozen left-leaning journalists from other news organizations, who are generally in lock-step when it comes to spinning narratives, might be seen to have a vested interest in labeling ET as "far-right." That is a clear conflict of interest, and should call their characterization immediately into question for the average reasonable person, but no analysis was done here in that regard; like so many, the author has accepted their labeling without question or critique.
. Bit of a dodge, that: "I didn't call them far right; 'reliable sources' called them far-right (and never mind that the only 'reliable sources' allowed to be cited on Wikipedia are all left-leaning)."
. The exact same thing is happening in the political spectrum: people of one party accept without question their party's characterizations of those in the other party, and no one questions if they might have self-serving motives for doing so.
. Imagine two competing ambulance-chasing lawyers put out a series of ads, each one attacking the other with name-calling and half-truths. Why would you believe either one of them implicitly? Why wouldn't you investigate for yourself and make up your own mind?
. I understand, of course; NBC, CBS, NYT, WaPo, and their ilk can't have their regular viewers and readers popping over there and getting a perspective that may differ significantly from the "sacred narrative."
. But I expected more from Wikipedia. Looks like Larry Sanger is right despite my initial skepticism, and Wikipedia really has become just another mouthpiece for establishment orthodoxy narratives, rather than "a collaborative encyclopedia of opinion." There are some legitimate news sources that you can no longer cite on Wikipedia.
Wikipedia exists to summarize the literature on a topic. When we observe a consensus in the literature, we relay that fact to the reader. We don't try to conduct "analysis" to investigate why they are in agreement.
This article is about The Epoch Times, not The New York Times; if you have constructive changes to propose to the Wikipedia article about The New York Times that are supported by reliable sources, feel free to suggest them at Talk:The New York Times. As mentioned in the FAQ at the top of this page, the far-right descriptor for The Epoch Times is amply and reliably sourced; see Special:Permalink/1183093559 § cite note-far-right-1 for the current list. Your suggestion that the article is "Taking sides with the Chinese Communist Party" because you do not like the fact that reliable sources describe The Epoch Times as far-right is a false dilemma; there are more than two "sides" in geopolitics, and moreover, this article reflects content published in reliable sources – it does not "take sides". This article does not mention authoritarianism, so it is unclear why your comment implies that the article is describing The Epoch Times as such. — Newslingertalk03:08, 27 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
Ah yes, known collaborators the Beijing government and the New York Times. Please provide us with reliable sources that dispute referring to this... publication... as not far-right. Please note that far-right publications are conservative so sources calling it conservative don't actually conflict sources calling it far-right. Simonm223 (talk) 14:34, 12 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
The Epoch Times has a different political position depending on the region. In the United States, it is a Trumpist far-right media, but in Hong Kong, it is a pro-democracy camp, or radical liberal. In China, the pro-Chinese Communist Party is a far-right stance. ProKMT (talk) 10:27, 30 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
Same, but it is important to emphasize that, because Wikipedia is based on reliable sources, it is pointless to complain here. Email or call reliable sources and complain there, make sure they write what you want them to. Wikipedia will follow the reliable sources. Polygnotus (talk) 11:01, 30 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
Per WP:TRUTH we need reliable sources to report something before we can decide to include it on Wikipedia. You can contact them by phone or email. Please let us know when a reliable source reports on this (e.g. the BBC, The Guardian et cetera). Thank you, Polygnotus (talk) 12:22, 30 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
It is interesting to see how the Chinese edition of The Epoch Times is discussed in the 2019 Andrew Junker's book Becoming Activists in Global China, at page 186: "The Chinese edition of The Epoch Times, which is often free and easily available in many major cities, stands out among overseas Chinese-language newspapers for its commitment to publishing watchdog, critical news from mainland China. For example, it claims to have been the first media source to report the SARS cover-up in China in 2003. Over the years, the incentives of being supported through advertising and increasing readership have pushed the newspaper toward greater professionalization and to increasingly orient itself toward the needs and interests of its widest readership. Simply by increasing the plurality of voices in the diaspora Chinese-language public sphere, The Epoch Times is playing a progressive role, even though the community’s pariah status limits its impact. It is also conceivable that an organization like The Epoch Times could evolve into a more mainstream publication while retaining its critical independence and moral watchdog mission." Thank you. Path2space (talk) 23:46, 30 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
That is certainly not sufficient to change the lede though Junker's book might be due brief mention in the body of the article if it is not already there. Simonm223 (talk) 00:29, 1 May 2024 (UTC)Reply
BTW, that source appears out of date compared to later research and reeks of early 2010s Western scholarship on Falun which frames it entirely on its conflict with the CCP. It was written before the big expose on Epoch's connection with far-right sources in 2019, and there are zero results in the book about its Trump connections. As for the claim of "professionalization", this is contradicted by Roose's 2020 NYT source which noted that ET's attempts to establish itself as a respectable source changed after Trump's election, in order to chase the conspiracy theorists' money. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.18.157.7 (talk) 00:27, 6 May 2024 (UTC)Reply
According to allsides.com, TET leans right, not far right. They rate it with "high confidence" based on independent review, editorial reviews, community feedback, and blind surveys making it vastly more credible than the opinions of individual journalists. WP:RSP agrees: "the high-confidence ratings are generally reliable". 216.195.49.33 (talk) 13:30, 3 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
NBC News wrote about ET: "...by 2020, it became a megaphone for the U.S.’s most extreme right-wing stories." NBC News described ET as pivoting to support Trump with "right-wing slant and conspiracy theories." And the 2020 timing of this was very revealing: during the period NBC News was describing The Epoch Times as shifting further to the right, AllSides was re-evaluating its stance on ET which was "right" (all-the-way right or far right) from August 2019 to August 2020. After getting swarmed by 7,000 online comments, AllSides changed its rating in August 2020 to "lean right", softening their stance on ET. Astonishingly, they ignored the warning signs from mainstream news outlets, and instead they embraced the 7,000 Falun Gong supporters who were rallied. AllSides was clearly prioritizing their business arrangement with ET over actual facts about ET. In cases like this one, AllSides plummets in reliability per WP:CONTEXTMATTERS. Binksternet (talk) 13:51, 3 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
If context mattered you wouldn't be quoting assertions from liberal competitors of TET as authoritative. Blind surveys don't care about business deals. 216.195.49.33 (talk) 03:56, 4 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
I agree with this comment. The Epoch times is right of center, however it presents less covered views including of Kennedy Jr. The sources used to justify the far right position are viewed by the majority of citizens as untrustworthy and publications that gloss over facts in favor of sensationalism or progressivism. I believe Wikipedia is teetering on the edge of becoming a far, far left source. 69.129.43.21 (talk) 15:48, 15 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
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Epoch times is not a "FAR RIGHT" NEWs source but is more center->center-right. Please state your source that posted this erroneous error and correct as soon as possible. Thank you. 141.255.129.134 (talk) 13:26, 20 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
Not done We do not conduct our own analysis of what's "far-right". The cited sources call it far-right, so Wikipedia reflects that. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 17:14, 26 October 2024 (UTC)