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RE: Most (and least) trustworthy news sources.
August 3, 2018 at 1:43 pm
(August 3, 2018 at 1:02 pm)Aroura Wrote: (August 2, 2018 at 9:17 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: I love Vice as well.
I like NPR and the NYT (non opinion), and the newswires for raw news.
The worst sites: RawStory, MSNBC, Fox News, Breitbart for both sides.
This is a good list.
I would add that I like BBC because it gives a different (non American) perspective on a lot of stories.
Indeed I would urge to look at how news in the US is reported by other countries without the political bias.
BBC news always goes out of its way to present both sides and gives a rounded view.
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RE: Most (and least) trustworthy news sources.
August 3, 2018 at 1:43 pm
Best - BBC, NPR, WaPo, NYT, wire services
Worst - Fox, MSNBC, aggregators with an agenda
I hestiate to put the likes of Brietbart, Infowars etc in the "News" department.
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RE: Most (and least) trustworthy news sources.
August 3, 2018 at 2:02 pm
(August 3, 2018 at 11:45 am)Minimalist Wrote: It is not possible to go over the top on the WLB.
CNN does a fine job.
I prefer the Times and Washington Post. TV News never does anything in enough depth. And the constant commercials are annoying as hell.
FOX is for morons.
I hate TV news too.
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RE: Most (and least) trustworthy news sources.
August 3, 2018 at 2:04 pm
My favorites are usually BBC or NPR. I don't know about the worst ones because I don't watch the news or read anything that seems remotely biased.
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RE: Most (and least) trustworthy news sources.
August 3, 2018 at 2:16 pm
Why does everyone hate MSNBC? I don’t ever watch it; I’m just curious.
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RE: Most (and least) trustworthy news sources.
August 3, 2018 at 3:26 pm
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(August 3, 2018 at 2:04 pm)Shell B Wrote: My favorites are usually BBC or NPR. I don't know about the worst ones because I don't watch the news or read anything that seems remotely biased.
You don't think npr is biased?
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RE: Most (and least) trustworthy news sources.
August 3, 2018 at 3:27 pm
(August 3, 2018 at 1:02 pm)Aroura Wrote: (August 2, 2018 at 9:17 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: I love Vice as well.
I like NPR and the NYT (non opinion), and the newswires for raw news.
The worst sites: RawStory, MSNBC, Fox News, Breitbart for both sides.
This is a good list.
I would add that I like BBC because it gives a different (non American) perspective on a lot of stories.
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RE: Most (and least) trustworthy news sources.
August 3, 2018 at 3:29 pm
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Reality has a well know liberal bias..however..NPR is very credible, and dishes out centrist reporting. The idea that it's a liberal bastion is more a quirk and consequence of it being a non-profit. Soshulisms bad, mkay! 
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RE: Most (and least) trustworthy news sources.
August 3, 2018 at 3:31 pm
The only truly non biased source is Reuters
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RE: Most (and least) trustworthy news sources.
August 3, 2018 at 3:38 pm
(August 3, 2018 at 3:26 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: (August 3, 2018 at 2:04 pm)Shell B Wrote: My favorites are usually BBC or NPR. I don't know about the worst ones because I don't watch the news or read anything that seems remotely biased.
You don't think npr is biased?
I haven't got that vibe from them. I see plenty of pieces that are negative for both sides of the aisle, which is usually a decent indicator that, if there is bias, it's as minimal as it gets in mainstream media.
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