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Originally Posted by baddog
All news has a slant and always has.  |
I disagree.
National Public Radio is great. So is the BBC. Also, if you have XM radio, the station POTUS 08 has been outstanding for the few hours I've listened to it, no slant at all that I could detect.
Network newscasts were also unbiased at one time, until the 24 hour news cycle changed news from being a money loser that the network had to do, into a profit center.
Networks are still alot better than cable news, but they're not as good as they once were.
Traditional print media is also a great source of information, although it is getting a little crowded with "opinion pieces", but at least they go as far as to label those pieces "opinion".
The reason I believe you can trust print media is that they are subject to libel suits, so they have standards and editorial practices that they must follow before printing a story.
Cable "news" and talk radio get away with their shit by hiding behind terms like "commentator" and "entertainment" while winking and trying to pass themselves off as news sources.
Anyways, the truth is out there for those that really want it. Some of my favorite bookmarks
mediamatters.org
factcheck.org
cjr.org