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mwmiller

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16 Sep 04

mwmiller

RHP Member No.16

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16 Sep 04

A recent thread in the Debates Forum includes some discussion on bias in the news media. I would like to find a good online news source that just gives the news in a factual manner with minimum bias. What do you recommend?

regards, Marc

bbarr

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16 Sep 04

Originally posted by mwmiller
A recent thread in the Debates Forum includes some discussion on bias in the news media. I would like to find a good online news source that just gives the news in a factual manner with minimum bias. What do you recommend?

regards, Marc

I recommend Z magazine. Just the facts, no bias.

trekkie

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17 Sep 04

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pravda always puts an interesting spin on the world. Especially the middle east and US. Yes it is biased but no more so than CNN.

steerpike

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17 Sep 04

Originally posted by mwmiller
A recent thread in the Debates Forum includes some discussion on bias in the news media. I would like to find a good online news source that just gives the news in a factual manner with minimum bias. What do you recommend?

regards, Marc

Short answer - there isn't any.www.aldaily.com has links to about 20 online newspaprs all over the world - try and find one that fits in with your prejudices!

Personal favourites - UK papes Guardian and Independent.

mwmiller

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17 Sep 04

The 'internet public library' seems to cover quite a bit of territory. The newspaper section looks very extensive on a worldwide level.

http://www.ipl.org/

~~Exy~~

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17 Sep 04

Originally posted by mwmiller
A recent thread in the Debates Forum includes some discussion on bias in the news media. I would like to find a good online news source that just gives the news in a factual manner with minimum bias. What do you recommend?

regards, Marc

You could always try www.bbc.co.uk/news

ivanhoe

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20 Sep 04

Only facts and facts only:

The Wikipedia encyclopedia, current events, very compact:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current_events

royalchicken

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20 Sep 04

Originally posted by ivanhoe

Only facts and facts only:

The Wikipedia encyclopedia, current events, very compact:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current_events

Agreed. Wikipedia is good for self-medicating when suffering from insomnia as well.

A friend of mine is starting something as a project for one of his uni courses called the Groundswell Information Collective which aims to be a community similar to RHP except strictly devoted to members publishing, teaching and learning things not subject to intellectual property laws or censorship.

dfm65

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20 Sep 04

Originally posted by royalchicken
Agreed. Wikipedia is good for self-medicating when suffering from insomnia as well.

A friend of mine is starting something as a project for one of his uni courses called the Groundswell Information Collective which aims to be a community similar to RHP except strictly devoted to members publishing, teaching and learning things not subject to intellectual property laws or censorship.

that sounds good...

ivanhoe

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20 Sep 04

Originally posted by bbarr
I recommend Z magazine. Just the facts, no bias.

Thanks for the link BBarr. It's a very interesting site.

... but to state about this site: "Just the facts, no bias" is absolutely hilarious 😀

royalchicken

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20 Sep 04

Originally posted by dfm65
that sounds good...

He had it running about a year ago (I contributed a couple articles under the name ''Ken Graham''--an anagram of my name), but it lapsed until his prof assigned some publishing project. He needs someone who knows PHP....

bbarr

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20 Sep 04

Originally posted by ivanhoe

Thanks for the link BBarr. It's a very interesting site.

... but to state about this site: "Just the facts, no bias" is absolutely hilarious 😀

😀

What bias?!

Anyway, it's a great resource for the angry leftist.

elvendreamgirl

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20 Sep 04

I think the best thing to do is to read several varied sources and then draw your conclusions from that.