What is the best, most impartial and factually accurate news source?
The BBC is good, but has been severely criticized for pro-Israeli bias. They was a massive protest a few years ago resulting in police being needed to escort BBC employees outside of it's headquarters. The BBC soon after, released a series of segments aimed at addressing their bias, and have made attempts to fix it. Whether or not they've truly remedied their bias, I don't know.
WashPo is good, but owned by someone Trump has had conflicts with. For an organization with their kind of rep, I think they cover Trump a little too obsessively. To their credit, Washing Post has published opinion pieces from conservatives with pro-Trump bias.
HuffPost? I always feel like every single article is an opinion piece. Their pro-Israeli bias is especially obvious.
I've been obsessed with Al Jazeera for some time now. While I'm tempted to rank them as the best, they are still owned by the Qatari government, and there may some stories related to Qatar that must be taken with a grain of salt, like the blockade. They have one article that's uncharacteristically partisan, understandably, related to it.
So....what's can we call the most reliable news source?
EDIT: I really didn't start this thread to blast news sources, so please, no rants about Fox News or CNN. Let's just focus on worthy news sources, please.
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Originally posted by @vivifyI take the stock market approach to my news consumption: I diversify my portfolio.
What is the best, most impartial and factually accurate news source?
The BBC is good, but has been severely criticized for pro-Israeli bias. They was a massive protest a few years ago resulting in police being needed to escort BBC employees outside of it's headquarters. The BBC soon after, released a series of segments aimed at addressing their bias, an ...[text shortened]... es, so please, no rants about Fox News or CNN. Let's just focus on worthy news sources, please.
With all sources considered...I believe somewhere therein, the truth does reveal itself.
I pretend that FOX News is just satire. Sort of like a right-wing version of The Onion. Then it's so much easier to digest without purging.
Originally posted by @vivifyall of them. none of them.
What is the best, most impartial and factually accurate news source?
The BBC is good, but has been severely criticized for pro-Israeli bias. They was a massive protest a few years ago resulting in police being needed to escort BBC employees outside of it's headquarters. The BBC soon after, released a series of segments aimed at addressing their bias, an ...[text shortened]... es, so please, no rants about Fox News or CNN. Let's just focus on worthy news sources, please.
You need to watch them all. Sift through the information. Decide what is meant to inform and what is meant to deceive. One might give you half the information, the other might give you the other half. One might give you a different perspective, to challenge your opinions, make you think and readjusts. Decide what is fact supported by evidence and what are talking points meant to further someone's agenda.
It's a lot of work but it's the only way to stay informed. Expecting to be spoon fed information through just one source is to become complacent and be susceptible to manipulation.
Originally posted by @vivifyNew York Times
What is the best, most impartial and factually accurate news source?
The BBC is good, but has been severely criticized for pro-Israeli bias. They was a massive protest a few years ago resulting in police being needed to escort BBC employees outside of it's headquarters. The BBC soon after, released a series of segments aimed at addressing their bias, an ...[text shortened]... es, so please, no rants about Fox News or CNN. Let's just focus on worthy news sources, please.
Washington Post
Boston Globe
Associated Press
Reuters
The Guardian
Atlantic (magazine)
NBC
CBS
Originally posted by @zahlanziIt becomes obvious what the biases are when you watch multiple sources.
all of them. none of them.
You need to watch them all. Sift through the information. Decide what is meant to inform and what is meant to deceive. One might give you half the information, the other might give you the other half. One might give you a different perspective, to challenge your opinions, make you think and readjusts. Decide what is fact supp ...[text shortened]... information through just one source is to become complacent and be susceptible to manipulation.
I listen to short wave radio besides the usual TV sources, Radio Netherlands I like, even Radio Havana. What is hard to take on the sw bands are the proliferation of jesus freak stations, very little in English from the US besides JC freaks. It's sad really. Voice of America has all but shut down but you still get South Africa radio, Radio Moscow, Israel radio, Australia.
The post that was quoted here has been removedI would add that many Western publications tend to be weaker when covering some
'exotic' non-Western subjects because they don't seem to employ enough people who
are very familiar with such non-Western languages and cultures. I can recall reading
nonsense by an American journalist (who did not speak Chinese) after she misunderstood a Chinese idiom and jumped to absurd conclusions about Chinese people and culture in general.
Now that Duchess has given us another beloved reminder of the basic stupidity of white people as well as most of the western world, below is a publication that I've heard few complaints about from anyone (Note to Duchess: These folks do employ people who speak non western languages when doing interviews and research in non western countries) It's an older publication, but might be worth checking out.
https://www.usnews.com/
Originally posted by @mchillWhere did you read in D64's post it was an attack on white people? I didn't see a mention of the color of skin of the reporter so you are once more just jumping to a contusion.
I would add that many Western publications tend to be weaker when covering some
'exotic' non-Western subjects because they don't seem to employ enough people who
are very familiar with such non-Western languages and cultures. I can recall reading
nonsense by an American journalist (who did not speak Chinese) after she misunderstood a Chinese idiom and ju ...[text shortened]... ntries) It's an older publication, but might be worth checking out.
https://www.usnews.com/