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Old 11-19-2011, 03:17 AM  
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Couldn't be more wrong. RT.com is probably the only one I can think of, but even then people will see it as "anti-american" probably.

I watch BBC World news, RT and the Local station which rarely has an international bullshit and is much more local which I think is good.
lol it is very anti American.. While they often give a interesting view it's very obvious they are more sided to the Russia when it comes to views on US related news. They are obviously pushing their pro Russia gvt anti American govt tone..

I mean a simple look at their front page news generally depicts mostly anti America reporting.

Everything on their front page in regards in the US section today, is anti-establishment toward the US govt..I'll give you a quick sample of the current headlines they have listed..

1) Google preaches Congress on Wikileaks-style embargo for the Web

2) Yuan to replace dollar in 10 years
3) CIA keeps manuscript away from its own author
4) Naomi Wolf fights fellow feminists over Assange

If you notice there is a trend going with their reporting on the US.. They selectively pick doom & gloom type reporting when it revolves around the US. ie.. showing big bad over powering CIA or Google talking about freedom of speech with Congress as well as pro wki-leaks stuff which is all for the most part very anti establishment..

Now there is nothing wrong with any of those articles on their own, but it's an obvious editors choice to push the anti US tone with the whole of their reporting.

Meanwhile when you look at the News they report for Russian Politics it's totally different tone. Lets see if you can figure it out..


1) One small step for Russia, one giant leap for Eurasian Union
2) Early voting begins in remote Russian regions
3) Anti-drug Tsar demands digital warfare

I mean really You don't see any bias in their general reporting styles? It's all happy gogo in regards with their reporting on Russian politics and doom & gloom when it revolves around the US.

So while it's a interesting site to get a different view it's very far from being unbiased. I read it from time to time and I see the same kind of reporting trends on a very regular basis.

It's just like the differences of say Fox News & say CNN.. Each tends to favor news from their own so called side.

Another quick tidbit about the obvious differences in US vs Russian reporting on their site.

Check out the headlines for the military reporting and the differences between what they say..

http://rt.com/news/pentagon-new-bomb-681/

Look at this articles and then the ones one the right side..

If it's about the US.. it's about killing and attacks.. If it's about Russia it's defense and testing.

US

1)Hypersonic weapon: New US bomb kills long before you hear it
2)'Shocking' US military spending since 9/11
3)Pentagon could bomb enemy hackers

Meanwhile with Russians

1)Fly-by-photo’ Iskander missile test-fired
2)Russia’s Su-30MK maker boasts order portfolio for 300 fighters
3)In nod to European missile defense, Russia rolls out Iskander missiles

I mean really no bias there?

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