Spun "news"

[snafu]

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I don't know if its just me or if all national/major news seems slated -

I'd love to find impartial news (just the facts) that would let me make my own interpretation.

When I remember to, I try to read the BBC news online.

[LucyVanPelt]

Media Bias is an American heritage. Remember the Federalist and Anti-federalist papers?

I use a bias-checker sometimes to determine if a resource is good for factual reporting. I consult a few sources if I have a question about the facts. I prefer print news sources to TV, and I prefer actual TV news to "news-entertainment."

The BBC is good for facts, left-leaning in opinion. PBS Newshour is known to be centrist. If you are aware of the bias, you can keep that in mind when you're consuming the resource.

[cloudnine]

Originally Posted by snafu

(mods - I'm not sure if this belongs in this sub forum or not)


I don't know if its just me or if all national/major news seems slated -

I'd love to find impartial news (just the facts) that would let me make my own interpretation.

When I remember to, I try to read the BBC news online.

I also watch BBC news for impartial news

[snafu]

NPR (according to what I found) is supposed to be non-biased

[KayKay]

They're actually a little left of center, but with high grades for factual reporting. https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/npr/

[LucyVanPelt]

Originally Posted by KayKay

They're actually a little left of center, but with high grades for factual reporting. https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/npr/

Yep! That's the site I use when I don't know. Bias in opinion pieces (left or right of center) but good factual reporting in the news works for me.

[aminoapple]

PBS News and the Associated Press were the least biased outlets

[snafu]

I recently realized I'm reading the news more often than I used to.

[LucyVanPelt]

Originally Posted by snafu

I recently realized I'm reading the news more often than I used to.

This is good. Reading the news is much better than watching it on television, and the newspapers are much better about keeping their editorials separated from the actual news.