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Voix_de_la_Mer
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posted November 16, 2020 10:51 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Voix_de_la_Mer     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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!

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MarsSaturnDelight
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posted November 16, 2020 11:58 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for MarsSaturnDelight     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Then throw in the reader’s interpretation of said facts and you have another dynamic.

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Voix_de_la_Mer
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posted November 16, 2020 12:30 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Voix_de_la_Mer     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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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?

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Randall
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posted November 16, 2020 01:42 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Newsmax is a pro-Trump, pro-conservative news outlet, but despite that biased slant accurately reports the facts.

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MarsSaturnDelight
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posted November 16, 2020 01:48 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for MarsSaturnDelight     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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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
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posted November 16, 2020 02:49 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for shura     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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.

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Voix_de_la_Mer
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posted November 16, 2020 03:01 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Voix_de_la_Mer     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thank you for the helpful responses and pointers.

I guess everyone is owned by someone in this world. Sad!

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AcousticGod
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posted November 16, 2020 03:05 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for AcousticGod     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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

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Voix_de_la_Mer
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posted November 16, 2020 03:22 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Voix_de_la_Mer     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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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.

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AcousticGod
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posted November 16, 2020 03:29 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for AcousticGod     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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.

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Dhyana
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posted November 16, 2020 04:00 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dhyana     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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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.

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Fox has made some strides, but is still pretty reliably from the conservative perspective.

Faux's "strides" just lost them a huge conservative audience.

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posted November 16, 2020 06:25 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for teasel     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Faux's "strides" just lost them a huge conservative audience.

For being honest, which is really sad, and frightening.

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