Dimitri, your rants are as illuminating as your investigative work. Don't stop any of it. You are disrupting and dismantling the propaganda that has blinded the world. 🙏🏼🇵🇸
The way I see it is the so called corporate journalists are paid to do propaganda while Dimitri brings the truth to us on his own dime. That’s how corrupted of the msm is today
Dear Dimitri, I have been an investigative journalist in years past, I have produced, directed, and written documentaries, and films with high caliber artists, musicians, movie stars. I too rejected legacy media matrix in favor of Truth. I have watched your youtube stream for about 1 year, and I am particularly grateful for your work and the selfless manner in which you approach each adventure, subject matter, and especially the manner in which you uncover, and reveal the essence of Truth in the Mid-East. In fact, I'm surprised youtube hasn't censored your Zionist expose', and the very good work you have done reporting atrocities of the innocent Palestinian citizenry, and the genocidal bloodshed the IDF/Israeli/zionists are committed to on a daily basis. Please continue to do what you do, you are highly valued.
I gave up on CBC, CTV, NBC, Fox, NYT, all the legacy papers, and still look at them only so I can know what those in power want us to think, and what they see as priorities.
"Mr Journalist" should at least have first found out whom he was attempting to disparage. Had he done so, he'd have known there was no chance of him emerging from this unhurt. For I know of no one who could take on Dimitry Lascaris on any issue and not emerge badly hurt: an intellectual pit-bull terrier if I ever knew any. And a courageous and true moral giant of our time, too. I salute you, sir!
Dim I can't walk into a Canadian court room and say "I'm a barrister" Journalism has become Public Relations but you need the academic degree to get a press card No one cares Dim we come here for your excellent reporting We don't care about a worthless piece of paper issued by the Education price fixing cartel for work permits, We love you lots 🙏🌻🐝❤️
I so appreciated the interview of the senior figure of the Hezbollah. It was so informative. Giving a voice to these people can only help. Months ago I had seen an interview of the political figure of the Houtis and I had been amazed by what I heard, certainly not what we are told in the mainstream media.
Absolutely. I saw that interview with the Houthi leader too. So much more well spoken (without cue cards and teleprompters) than what I see in the states, from media to politicians. Everyone here just reads PR scripts.
Both of those men speak fluent English with a far better vocabulary and a broader general knowledge and understanding of history than any American politician ever 😂 And now our English politicians too. Who should we trust? Someone who can barely grunt and point to where they are on a map?
The brand of journalism utilized by MSM outfits, from CBC on the supposedly left of the spectrum to the National Post on the right, by using too much of officially defined, politically prescribed and partisan "fairness, balance and objectivity" have managed to render themselves irrelevant and obsolete for the majority of the population. Mr. Journalist can take that to the bank!
Love the walk and talk, enjoy Greece and look forward to the next videos. Those critics are cowards with no morality and dont appreciate what journalism skills are about. Keep them coming Dimitri ✊
Awesome rant Dimitri - Lawyers like you and Glenn Greenwald make excellent journalists because of your training in legal arguments and in making a clear a persuasive case.
Wonderful and truthful rant, Dimitri. Without taking up space with a rant of my own, I'll simply quote two people who've influenced me. First, the spiritualist Jiddu Krishnamurti who said: "Question everything including me." Second, Norman Finkelstein who said here in a RU-vid video: "I am neither pro-Israel nor pro-Palestine. I am pro-truth and pro-justice." And by the way, I'm an American who despises what my government has been doing and continues to do. Thanks again for your rant.
Dimitri, you are not a mainstream journalist who is paid for a specific biased narrative, your are a courageous inquisitive pertinent open minded journalist, skills desperately lacking on mainstream news. May your audience grow exponentially, keep it up
You are more of a journalist than 90% of journalists on MSM. Keep up the great work getting the truth out to Canadians. We are sheltered and need more voices like yours in our media.
I went to college for journalism but you don't need to get any formal training to be a journalist. Can a person be a writer without going to writing school?
That's what I was thinking. I know people who started their careers by getting a job on a local newspaper or just submitting their writing to a national paper. With absolutely no qualifications whatsoever. It's total rubbish to pretend that being a journalist means anything different than just someone who is doing the job. FFS, it's not like being a doctor or a gas engineer. If people want to read or hear what you are reporting,then you can call yourself a journalist. Getting a press pass is just up to the discretion of the issuing authority and whatever criteria they use to judge the credibility of your application. Sometimes just asking is enough! I absolutely agree with what Dimitri says about having the legal training being a good and relevant training, absolutely! But ultimately what makes a good journalist is being a decent human being. Someone who is paying attention to what is going on,who can think for themselves and give a voice to the people the rest of us want to hear from. And being a person of good heart and integrity so that people trust you and are prepared to open up. And that is a reputation that can be built on, rather than the tabloid journalists who schmooze people into telling their stories and then turning on them in the next breath. These are the people who have given journalism such a bad name,who have caused people to turn away from the mainstream media with no trust in what they're saying. And you, Dimitri, are filling the gap very nicely. So keep on keeping on! You're a much bigger man than your critics, and the world is a big place. ❤️
I understand what you're getting at, but aren't there journalistic standards that need to be followed to produce accurate journalism? Now you don't necessarily need to go to school to learn this, but you still have to learn it. In regards to writing, you still need to learn writing rules such as grammar, building a structure, etc to be a reliable writer.
It's the gatekeeper mentality. Journalism is only of quality when it informs with propor context, thats it. Just like you pointed out, most of the journalists we're seeing today are not doing that at all.
problem is people like mr journalist are afraid of the truth. He’s coming after you Dimitri cause your rocking the boat and that scares them. Keep it up . Your doing great journalism! Glad I found your channel a couple weeks ago, the tour thru the Middle East has been very eye opening
As for Mr. Journalist, as far as I recall, there is no licensing requirement for reporting news,, conducting investigations, interviews or express opinions. Lawyers in particular make decent journalists, since we are trained to be able discern facts from spin and actually have importance of ethical obligations drill into us.
Mr. Journalist here...since you called. I actually agree with a great deal of what you say. The mainstream media has indeed lost its way but only partially for the reasons you stated. It started to go down hill when its constituent members in both management and reporting staff abandoned the basic tenets of journalism and allowed their political and personal biases to infest their work. While you could, and have, argued that being upfront about bias and objectivity solves this, it does not and that applies to advancing corporate interests or any other interest that is not subject to context. What we end up with is a rag tag collection of activists pushing narratives and THAT is what has eroded public trust. If you look more closely at what the news consumer wants, they want to be presented with a set of facts and be granted the opportunity to form their own opinions rather than have someone else's opinions pushed on them. Citizen journalists do have an increasing role however most have zero interest in providing a range of opinions in their work and, if this proliferates, we end up with a literal Tower of Babel which, combined with social media incoherence pollutes public discourse to the point of oblivion. I watched your interview with the Hezbollah official and I will provide you with one observation about how different that might have turned out if conducted by a seasoned journalist. You asked a very astute question about if Hezbollah is committed to the destruction of Israel. He answered by saying Israel will self destruct. That immediately called for a follow up question such as "what if it doesn't...what will you do then?" Considering Hezbollah has repeatedly publicly stated that is its goal, you allowed him to get off that hook with only a nod and a wink. Given the current state of affairs, isn't THAT the most critical and I would certainly have attempted to present an opposing opinion. Your dedication to doing this is admirable but, at some point, you are going to find you are preaching to the choir and no one else and it's very difficult to affect change if you are only leading a parade with one legged band members.
Ridicule is a right , a tool but like some hammers the balance is objective in the hands of a builder who knows what weight can add to a project ( the work) Thank you for your rants and kind insights, reminding us listeners that truth matters.
Dimitri, thank you for your true journalism and your professional work. I would rather to listen to an honest person who believes in humanity and fairness than liars who call themself journalist. I do enjoy your platform and it is informative. Your personal sacrifice for what you bring is much appreciated.?
The reason you are getting this negativity is because you are there telling us what’s happening on the ground in the Middle East from an impartial point of view.
Well sir, you embody the values of a journalist and does not matter if you went to a journalism school. I come to you among others to be informed. I do not watch MSM anymore and will likely never do. I doubt they will be able to reform themselves.
The so-called 'objectivity' in journalism has become quite boring lately considering the scale of things going on. I used to be understanding of that state of affairs (objectivity) but I despise it now and prefer to hear different viewpoints that give me some meat to chew on instead of the bland and false objectivity. I used to listen to Radio Tirana in the 70s or any other shortwave radios operated mainly by States. Boy! Those were propaganda machines which messages criss-crossed the airwaves 24/7. It was fun though to try to decipher what everyone was saying about everyone.
Haha…great rant! The Mr. Journalists of the world take note: You are a compliant cog in dominant for profit and propaganda media. Dimitri makes a great observation, that the journalists of mainstream media are a reflection of those opinions and views held by the owners. (And there are many who are spoon fed narratives to run with). Agree, as so many others will, Canada’s main media truly sucks when it comes to presenting intelligent, high quality journalism. Great to hear the reasons articulated so well, thanks Dimitri!
Good rant. Only those who want to be lied to listen to legacy media now. They've completely lost the youth to tiktok and other apps. hence the reason why tiktok is under attack.
Dimitri, you may be interested in the book "nonviolent journalism" by Pressenza international Press Agency. Good talk - even if the dog did not seem to agree on some points. And I couldn't help enjoy the very beautiful walk. THANK YOU for the walk and the talk
99.9% of journalists use the word "media" as if it's singular: "The media is so biased." Nope: one medium, many media. "The media are so biased." Shows such thoughtless negligence with their own language and with upholding standards in the fine detail, and these bad habits always show through in what they produce.
Slightly off topic but still relevant: The ones willing to see merking of people (and animals for that matter) will always squeal in your face when you stand up and push back. I got abused by a supervisor at work for wearing a keffiyah and when asked about it I said "I don't like what's going on in Palestine." The vicious reply was "I don't either. K(i)ll 'em all." IT took me a couple of days to get this to stop bothering me. I thought about all the trapped people who face this and the ultimate abuse (death) and cannot escape it. And did more research as to who supports and who doesn't support peace and justice.
I would argue that "a journalist is what a journalist does". Which makes you much more of a journalist than all those wimps regurgitating only the prompts handed to them by large news corporations (such as AP or AFP), without even checking their accuracy, or caring about the implications of their diffusion. The only two things that journalism school teaches people that have any relevance for the job are: spelling and grammar. And if I may add, many people come out not even being capable of doing those two right.
