Methinks it wouldst be a cold day in hell when an Islamist news source is unbiased.Cryofthewolf said:
Whats an alternate place to get news that isn't batshit crazy?
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I found that it helps to stay away from big websites and TV shows and stick to things like apps. Why? In my experience, apps have to be more conservative and simple with their screen real-estate and the kind of news articles they place. Apps seem to deliver news in a more concise, more fact-oriented manner. There's no room, time or even need to throw sensationalist crap in your face like you see on TV. It's easier to just check the actual news, there's less bullshit. Whether that's factually true I couldn't say, but I got that feeling at least.
Also, use multiple sources so you can see what bits of the news each outlet emphasizes. I use six sources. Four for daily regular news; Dutch (NOS, public outlet), Belgian (De Redactie, public outlet), British (BBC) and American (CNN) though I'm currently thinking of moving to PBS or The Wall Street Journal for my US news. One for in-depth analysis and opinion pieces, The Atlantic Magazine, and another for daily scientific news, ScienceDaily.
I cross-reference a lot, compare how certain international events for instance are depicted in each outlet and then make up my mind. For your purposes I reckon that a combo of BBC and TWSJ/PBS would suffice. You can add Reuters for good measure, I might do the same come to think of it. Actually Reuters might be your best bet for simple news.
Also, use multiple sources so you can see what bits of the news each outlet emphasizes. I use six sources. Four for daily regular news; Dutch (NOS, public outlet), Belgian (De Redactie, public outlet), British (BBC) and American (CNN) though I'm currently thinking of moving to PBS or The Wall Street Journal for my US news. One for in-depth analysis and opinion pieces, The Atlantic Magazine, and another for daily scientific news, ScienceDaily.
I cross-reference a lot, compare how certain international events for instance are depicted in each outlet and then make up my mind. For your purposes I reckon that a combo of BBC and TWSJ/PBS would suffice. You can add Reuters for good measure, I might do the same come to think of it. Actually Reuters might be your best bet for simple news.
No news source is 100% unbiased, but Al'Jazeera is/was definitely a high-quality news outlet that tries/tried to honour journalistic integrity as much as possible. I'm not sure how the situation is these days, but back when I studied journalism we considered them top-notch.RedRockRun said:
I usually go for the Economist. If I want unbiased reporting on US politics, I'd like to hear it from a source that doesn't come from the US. Also, they've established quite a reputation for balanced reporting. Don't worry if the concept of money bores the crap out of you. They cover far more than just economics. This isn't Forbes.
Still, they may have a capitalist bias if anything, so don't be afraid to compare their views with others.
Still, they may have a capitalist bias if anything, so don't be afraid to compare their views with others.
Reuters is my take for "unbiased" news, but I find it better to read and compare contrasting biases in different news outlets.
Have you tried The Week?
It's a British-based magazine, but I'm mostly familiar with the American print magazine they provide. It has an online version available here http://theweek.com/ which provides some very informative pieces on political issues, but I would more strongly recommend their print stuff.
Essentially, what they do is provide summaries of what each major news source says on a given issue. So for example, if the topic was "Economic Inequality," they would have brief excerpts from USA Today, MSNBC, Time, Newsweek, Fox, the Huffington Post, etc. on what those news outlets all reported regarding this topic. That way, you not only hear the viewpoints and opinions of everyone on the political spectrum, but you can weigh their arguments and the evidence they provide as well. They even do similar pieces on the news of foreign countries, with all of the major news sources of that nation summarized for that week as well.
I find that it is an excellent sources of information, since it literally gives you every political view, albeit in a shortened form. If you want to make sure that you hear both sides of any given issue in order to make an informed choice for yourself, it is a magazine that is dedicated largely to showing every argument in a given debate, not in promoting one opinion. It definitely keeps me a lot more informed than I might be otherwise, and I strongly recommend it.
It's a British-based magazine, but I'm mostly familiar with the American print magazine they provide. It has an online version available here http://theweek.com/ which provides some very informative pieces on political issues, but I would more strongly recommend their print stuff.
Essentially, what they do is provide summaries of what each major news source says on a given issue. So for example, if the topic was "Economic Inequality," they would have brief excerpts from USA Today, MSNBC, Time, Newsweek, Fox, the Huffington Post, etc. on what those news outlets all reported regarding this topic. That way, you not only hear the viewpoints and opinions of everyone on the political spectrum, but you can weigh their arguments and the evidence they provide as well. They even do similar pieces on the news of foreign countries, with all of the major news sources of that nation summarized for that week as well.
I find that it is an excellent sources of information, since it literally gives you every political view, albeit in a shortened form. If you want to make sure that you hear both sides of any given issue in order to make an informed choice for yourself, it is a magazine that is dedicated largely to showing every argument in a given debate, not in promoting one opinion. It definitely keeps me a lot more informed than I might be otherwise, and I strongly recommend it.
Snoops.com is kind of a good tool for filtering one's news sources. If an article of headline seems suspicious, search it on snoops, they seem to have a good track record for weeding out the lies and half truths.
