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Topic: Sources of World News which are as Factual as possible
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Voix_de_la_Mer
Moderator Posts: 2824
From: Sound
Registered: Aug 2011
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posted November 16, 2020 10:51 AM
  
I'm on the hunt for sources of world news that can be trusted to be as factual as possible.I'm not under any illusions, even within the holy grail of knowledge and facts - scientific research - you find bias in various forms (publication bias, sampling bias, funding bias, interpretative bias, etc), however, there must be sources which members feel are more unbiased than the rest. Straightforward reporting of facts which leave the interpretation up to the reader. Do any truly exist? Can we list them here? Thank you in advance! IP: Logged |
MarsSaturnDelight
Knowflake Posts: 331
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Registered: Dec 2014
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posted November 16, 2020 11:58 AM
Then throw in the reader’s interpretation of said facts and you have another dynamic.IP: Logged |
Voix_de_la_Mer
Moderator Posts: 2824
From: Sound
Registered: Aug 2011
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posted November 16, 2020 12:30 PM
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Originally posted by MarsSaturnDelight:
Then throw in the reader’s interpretation of said facts and you have another dynamic.
True. Would you recommend any sources? IP: Logged |
Randall
Webmaster Posts: 133896
From: Your Friendly Neighborhood Juris Doctorate.
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 16, 2020 01:42 PM
Newsmax is a pro-Trump, pro-conservative news outlet, but despite that biased slant accurately reports the facts. IP: Logged |
MarsSaturnDelight
Knowflake Posts: 331
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Registered: Dec 2014
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posted November 16, 2020 01:48 PM
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Originally posted by Voix_de_la_Mer:
True.Would you recommend any sources?
No sorry. I pretty much take everything I read with a pinch of salt. Even if there was such a thing, I would still be reserved to it’s legitimacy to and extent. But I don’t worry about it. I leave that to other people.
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shura
Knowflake Posts: 2626
From: kamaloka
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted November 16, 2020 02:49 PM
I dont know of any.Facts, when shared, are eclipsed by opinion. Better to search out the original source. eg rather than the Huffpost or Breitbart take on Breonna Taylor, read the police report. Cut out the middle man That said, for the sake of both reasoned opinion and spiritual refinement, I would make a point to read opposing opinion pieces. If you watch Tucker tonight, watch Lemon tomorrow. IP: Logged |
Voix_de_la_Mer
Moderator Posts: 2824
From: Sound
Registered: Aug 2011
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posted November 16, 2020 03:01 PM
Thank you for the helpful responses and pointers.I guess everyone is owned by someone in this world. Sad! IP: Logged |
AcousticGod
Knowflake Posts: 8776
From: Dublin, CA
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 16, 2020 03:05 PM
The Associated Press and Reuters are known for adhering to old school rules of journalism.https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-ratings https://library.fvtc.edu/News/BiasCheck IP: Logged |
Voix_de_la_Mer
Moderator Posts: 2824
From: Sound
Registered: Aug 2011
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posted November 16, 2020 03:22 PM
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Originally posted by AcousticGod:
The Associated Press and Reuters are known for adhering to old school rules of journalism.https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-ratings https://library.fvtc.edu/News/BiasCheck
Thank you for this Acousticgod. According to your first link, I have been predominantly reading 'centre' and 'leaning left' news. Interesting. IP: Logged |
AcousticGod
Knowflake Posts: 8776
From: Dublin, CA
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 16, 2020 03:29 PM
You're welcome. The right-leaning media are still learning how to be fair and balanced. Fox has made some strides, but is still pretty reliably from the conservative perspective. IP: Logged |
Dhyana
Knowflake Posts: 994
From: US
Registered: Sep 2019
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posted November 16, 2020 04:00 PM
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Originally posted by AcousticGod:
The right-leaning media are still learning how to be fair and balanced.
As if the media controlled by the left is fair and balanced. Just one example: During the 2016 Democratic primary, I started watch Faux because it was the only network that reported positive news, if anything, about Bernie Sanders. quote:
Fox has made some strides, but is still pretty reliably from the conservative perspective.
Faux's "strides" just lost them a huge conservative audience. IP: Logged |
teasel
Knowflake Posts: 16382
From: http://forum.astro.com/cgi/forum.cgi?action=viewprofile;username=u36170365
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 16, 2020 06:25 PM
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Originally posted by Dhyana:
Faux's "strides" just lost them a huge conservative audience.
For being honest, which is really sad, and frightening. IP: Logged |
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